Total Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 62.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Penybanc Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ammanford , and the 256th highest 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 Penybanc Road (SA18 3DY) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 131.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penybanc Road (SA18 3DY), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Llwchwr. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penybanc Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ffordd Newydd Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Banc Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Newydd Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Llwchwr Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Heol Llwchwr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Heol Llwchwr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Banc Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Banc Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Heol Llwchwr Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heol Llwchwr —
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Data Sources

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