Total Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 65.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 246th highest crime rate of 591 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 3EA) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penybanc Road (SA18 3EA), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Llwchwr. Police recorded 53 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 Penybanc Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parc Yr Hun Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Newydd Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tir-Y-Dail Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parc Yr Hun Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parc Yr Hun Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Llwchwr Under investigation
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Data Sources

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