Total Crime Rate
118.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heol Rhyd Ddu Fach area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Cwarter Bach , and the 121st highest crime rate of 595 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 Heol Rhyd Ddu Fach (SA9 2WB) in the last 12 months was 118.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.6% higher than the Cwarter Bach average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 94.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 138.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heol Rhyd Ddu Fach (SA9 2WB), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Brynbrain. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Cwarter Bach| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Heol Brynbrain | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Brynbrain | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Brynbrain | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Brynbrain | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Brynbrain | Under investigation |
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