Total Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Clos Yr Afon area has the 15th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Kidwelly and St Ishmael , and the 291st lowest crime rate of 595 local areas in Carmarthenshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clos Yr Afon (SA17 4TJ) in the last 12 months was 52.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clos Yr Afon (SA17 4TJ), the main crime hotspot is near Ger-Y-Gwendraeth. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clos Yr Afon area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ger-Y-Gwendraeth Under investigation
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Data Sources

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