Total Crime Rate
135.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
79.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pen Y Ffordd area has the 4th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Laugharne Township , and the 110th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Carmarthenshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pen Y Ffordd (SA33 4DX) in the last 12 months was 135.0 per 1,000 residents and was 117.9% higher than the Laugharne Township average (62.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pen Y Ffordd (SA33 4DX), the main crime hotspot is near Clos Pentre. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Clears and Llansteffan| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Clos Pentre | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lon Fair | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lon Fair | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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