Total Crime Rate

22.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 22.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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

Bryn Y Bedydd area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Kidwelly and St Ishmael , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 595 local areas in Carmarthenshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bryn Y Bedydd (SA17 5LY) in the last 12 months was 22.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bryn Y Bedydd (SA17 5LY), the main crime hotspot is near The Ashes. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bryn Y Bedydd area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ashes Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Ashes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Ashes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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