Crime Rates at Old Road, Ammanford, SA18 2ED

Old Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ammanford , and the 248th highest crime rate of 591 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 Old Road (SA18 2ED) in the last 12 months was 65.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Road (SA18 2ED), 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.