Total Crime Rate

208.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.6 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 208.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 113.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Garden Suburbs area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Kidwelly and St Ishmael , and the 44th highest crime rate of 591 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 Garden Suburbs (SA17 4AF) in the last 12 months was 208.2 per 1,000 residents and was 270.7% higher than the Kidwelly and St Ishmael average (56.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 113.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Suburbs (SA17 4AF), the main crime hotspot is near Garden Suburb. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Garden Suburbs area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garden Suburb Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Suburb Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Trilwm Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trilwm Under investigation
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Data Sources

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