Total Crime Rate

110.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 110.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sandfield Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Burry Port , and the 134th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Carmarthenshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandfield Road (SA16 0LL) in the last 12 months was 110.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandfield Road (SA16 0LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Tramway, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Bre A Porth Tywyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parkes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Bre A Porth Tywyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Bre A Porth Tywyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pen-Bre A Porth Tywyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pen-Bre A Porth Tywyn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pen-Bre A Porth Tywyn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Pen-Bre A Porth Tywyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Springfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Springfield Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Tramway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brodawel Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brodawel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Old Tramway Under investigation
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Data Sources

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