Total Crime Rate

274.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.4 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 274.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Other crime 15.4 10/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • 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

New Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Burry Port , and the 31st 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 New Street (SA16 0RT) in the last 12 months was 274.1 per 1,000 residents and was 121.2% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 154.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (SA16 0RT), 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 New Street area

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

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