Total Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.6 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 82.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

This area has the 7th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Cenarth and Llangeler , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 591 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 This (SA38 9DQ) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% higher than the Cenarth and Llangeler average (64.7 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode SA38 9DQ, the main crime hotspot is near Heol Arad. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in SA38 9DQ area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Arad Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Arad Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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