Total Crime Rate

90.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 90.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • 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

Betws Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ammanford , and the 166th highest crime rate of 595 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 90.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% lower than the Ammanford average (154.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Betws Road (SA18 2HE), the main crime hotspot is near Foundry Row. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 26 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Other crime Stryd Y Parc Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Heol-Y-Felin Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Foundry Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foundry Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foundry Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Foundry Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foundry Row Under investigation
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Data Sources

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