Total Crime Rate

89.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 89.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 60.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Vicarage Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Kidwelly and St Ishmael , and the 175th 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 Vicarage Lane (SA17 4SY) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 36.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Lane (SA17 4SY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Vicarage Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morfa Maen Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lady Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lady Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Yr Helyg Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 7 of 7

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑