Total Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 63.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gwscwm Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Burry Port , and the 249th highest crime rate of 595 local areas in Carmarthenshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gwscwm Road (SA16 0FD) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gwscwm Road (SA16 0FD), the main crime hotspot is near Isgraig. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gwscwm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bro Deri Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elkington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Isgraig Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Isgraig Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bro Deri Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cwrt Gwscwm Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brynhyfryd —
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Data Sources

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