Total Crime Rate

46.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 46.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Other crime 14.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Wern Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Burry Port , and the 255th lowest crime rate of 591 local areas in Carmarthenshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wern Road (SA16 0NU) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wern Road (SA16 0NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heol Dyfatty, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wern Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Glanmor Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Dyfatty —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dandorlan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Pencoed Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Old Tramway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Tramway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glanmor Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colby Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Dyfatty —
Apr 2026Other theft Glanmor Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Heol Dyfatty Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Penybryn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penybryn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parkes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heol Dyfatty Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Dyfatty Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Dyfatty Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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