Total Crime Rate

276.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 276.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 179.9 10/10
  • Public order 25.1 10/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 2/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heol Elfed area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Burry Port , and the 24th highest crime rate of 595 local areas in Carmarthenshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heol Elfed (SA16 0AL) in the last 12 months was 276.2 per 1,000 residents and was 130.0% higher than the Burry Port average (120.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 209.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 212.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Elfed (SA16 0AL), the main crime hotspot is near Gwelfor. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Elfed area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gwelfor Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwelfor Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llys-Y-Llyfrgell Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llys Ashburnham Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Heol Vaughan Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burry Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burry Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Y Derwydd Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tirwaun Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwelfor Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tirwaun Under investigation
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Data Sources

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