Total Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 19.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pencoed Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Burry Port , and the 86th lowest 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 Pencoed Road (SA16 0PJ) in the last 12 months was 19.9 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pencoed Road (SA16 0PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Street. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pencoed Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glanmor Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glanmor Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elkington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pen-Bre A Porth Tywyn Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pen-Bre A Porth Tywyn Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brynhyfryd —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Tramway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Old Tramway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brodawel Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glanmor Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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