Total Crime Rate
168.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heol Llanelli area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Kidwelly and St Ishmael , and the 65th highest crime rate of 595 local areas in Carmarthenshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heol Llanelli (SA17 4AA) in the last 12 months was 168.9 per 1,000 residents and was 271.0% higher than the Kidwelly and St Ishmael average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 101.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 114.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heol Llanelli (SA17 4AA), the main crime hotspot is near Pant Y Gino. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kidwelly and St Ishmael| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Heol Llanelli | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Garden Suburb | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pleasant View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pant Y Gino | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pant Y Gino | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Garden Suburb | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pant Y Gino | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Suburb | Under investigation |
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