Total Crime Rate
25.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hafod Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Hendy , and the 114th lowest 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 Hafod Road (SA18 3QL) in the last 12 months was 25.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.1% lower than the Hendy average (37.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hafod Road (SA18 3QL), the main crime hotspot is near Brynhafod. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Tycroes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heol Brown | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Heol Brown | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd Y Deri | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brynhafod | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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