Total Crime Rate
27.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ger Y Gwendraeth area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Kidwelly and St Ishmael , and the 134th lowest crime rate of 595 local areas in Carmarthenshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ger Y Gwendraeth (SA17 4TU) in the last 12 months was 27.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ger Y Gwendraeth (SA17 4TU), 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.
View Crime In Kidwelly and St Ishmael| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ger-Y-Gwendraeth | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ger-Y-Castell | Under investigation |
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