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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in SA16: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

SA16 recorded 68 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.33 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 44.1% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 5.6% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring62.68 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment68 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 5.6% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

68
trending_up +1.5% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

62.68per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

284

Within SA16 district

Carmarthenshire

12,764

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Pen-Bre A Porth Tywyn Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2
7
Heol Dyfatty Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
6
Tan-Y-Bryn Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
3
Glanmor Terrace Map
total: 3 Other theft: 1 Public order: 1
3
Isfryn Map
total: 3 Drugs: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 1
3
Bro Deri Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
3
Factory Road Map
total: 2 Public order: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1
2
Heol Gwendraeth Map
total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Other theft: 1
2
New Street Map
total: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
2
Old Tramway Map
total: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1 Drugs: 1
2

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
68 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
30
44.1%
Criminal Damage & Arson
8
11.8%
Public Order
7
10.3%
Anti-social Behaviour
7
10.3%
Drug Offences
5
7.4%
Other Crime
3
4.4%
Other Theft
3
4.4%
Vehicle Crime
2
2.9%
Burglary
1
1.5%
Shoplifting
1
1.5%
Bicycle Theft
1
1.5%

Crime Analysis: SA16

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in SA16 (44.1%). Criminal Damage & Arson (11.8%) and Public Order (10.3%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in SA16 has fallen noticeably — by 5.6%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for SA16 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +1.5%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -5.6%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.5%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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