Total Crime Rate

231.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 231.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.5 10/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 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

New Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Burry Port , and the 36th highest crime rate of 595 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 0RU) in the last 12 months was 231.7 per 1,000 residents and was 92.9% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 112.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (SA16 0RU), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Dyfatty. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol Dyfatty —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glanmor Terrace 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 Woodbrook Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morlan Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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