Total Crime Rate

182.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.2 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 182.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.7 10/10
  • Drugs 19.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Church Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Burry Port , and the 58th 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 Church Road (SA16 0RY) in the last 12 months was 182.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -19.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (SA16 0RY), 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 Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silver Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burrows Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodbrook Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Dyfatty Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heol Dyfatty Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Heol Dyfatty Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Dyfatty —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Dyfatty —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Dyfatty Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Morlan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street 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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