Total Crime Rate

155.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 155.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 101.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.4 10/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Myddynfych area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ammanford , and the 80th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Carmarthenshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Myddynfych (SA18 2DY) in the last 12 months was 155.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% higher than the Ammanford average (139.5 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 101.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myddynfych (SA18 2DY), the main crime hotspot is near A483. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Myddynfych area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Marlais Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myddynfych Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Marlais Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Llwyd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A483 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A483 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A483 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ffordd-Yr-Afon
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd-Yr-Afon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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