Total Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Walter Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ammanford , and the 298th lowest crime rate of 595 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 Walter Road (SA18 2NF) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.5% 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 7 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walter Road (SA18 2NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakfield Terrace, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ffordd Walter (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walter Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Oakfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Walter Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Walter Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oakfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oakfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oakfield Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oakfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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