Total Crime Rate

118.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 118.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.2 9/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

This area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Cwarter Bach , and the 121st highest crime rate of 595 local areas in Carmarthenshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (SA18 1DW) in the last 12 months was 118.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.6% higher than the Cwarter Bach average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 94.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 138.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode SA18 1DW, the main crime hotspot is near Heol Cwmgarw. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in SA18 1DW area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Cwmgarw Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Cwmgarw Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heol Cwmgarw Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heol Cwmgarw Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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