Total Crime Rate
32.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dolawel area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Cwarter Bach , and the 170th 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 Dolawel (SA9 2YR) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% lower than the Cwarter Bach average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dolawel (SA9 2YR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dolawel, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol Penygraig (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cwarter Bach| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Heol Ty Gwyn | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Under investigation |
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