Total Crime Rate

88.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abbey Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Kidwelly and St Ishmael , and the 176th 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 Abbey Street (SA17 4TP) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Street (SA17 4TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lady Street, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ger-Y-Gwendraeth (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Abbey Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lady Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Yr Helyg Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lady Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ger-Y-Gwendraeth —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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