Total Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Blaenau Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Llandybie , and the 242nd 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 Blaenau Road (SA18 3AX) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% higher than the Llandybie average (41.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blaenau Road (SA18 3AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caer Groes, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maes Piode (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blaenau Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Caer Groes Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Marlais Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maes Piode Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parc Y Llan Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parc Y Llan Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heol Fawr Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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