Total Crime Rate

242.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

192.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 242.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 192.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 167.4 10/10
  • Public order 25.1 10/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tirwaun area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Burry Port , and the 36th highest crime rate of 591 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 Tirwaun (SA16 0AR) in the last 12 months was 242.7 per 1,000 residents and was 95.8% higher than the Burry Port average (123.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 192.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tirwaun (SA16 0AR), the main crime hotspot is near Gwelfor. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tirwaun area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwelfor Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Gwendraeth —
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Gwendraeth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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