Total Crime Rate
47.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Derwendeg area has the 20th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Kidwelly and St Ishmael , and the 268th lowest crime rate of 595 local areas in Carmarthenshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Derwendeg (SA32 8PW) in the last 12 months was 47.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% higher than the Kidwelly and St Ishmael average (45.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Derwendeg (SA32 8PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glen Fryn, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Derwendeg (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kidwelly and St Ishmael| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwendeg | Under investigation |
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