Total Crime Rate

106.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 106.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Betws Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ammanford , and the 142nd 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 Betws Road (SA18 2HE) in the last 12 months was 106.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Betws Road (SA18 2HE), the main crime hotspot is near Foundry Row. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Betws Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd Y Parc Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stryd Y Parc Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parc Bwtrimawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foundry Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foundry Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol-Y-Felin Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stryd Y Parc Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stryd Y Parc Under investigation
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Data Sources

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