Total Crime Rate

148.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 148.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heol Las area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ammanford , and the 89th highest crime rate of 591 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 Heol Las (SA18 3EB) in the last 12 months was 148.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 81.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Las (SA18 3EB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Las area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Newydd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Carregaman Isaf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Y Cei —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stryd Y Cei Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stryd Y Cei Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parc Bwtrimawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd-Y-Gwynt Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Yr Haul Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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