Total Crime Rate
68.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Golwgfor area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Burry Port , and the 238th highest crime rate of 591 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 Golwgfor (SA16 0US) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Golwgfor (SA16 0US), the main crime hotspot is near Dan-Y-Bryn. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Pembrey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dan-Y-Bryn | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tre-Nel | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Factory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Factory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Garreglwyd | Under investigation |
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