Crime Rates at Quarry Place, Gwaun Cae Gurwen, Ammanford, SA18 1EY

Quarry Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera , and the 76th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Neath Port Talbot .

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 Quarry Place (SA18 1EY) in the last 12 months was 136.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.2% higher than the Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera average (74.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Quarry Place (SA18 1EY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Quarry Place, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Water Street (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.