Postcode · Kidwelly
Crime in SA17 5AF
How much crime is recorded in SA17 5AF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cydweli & Trimsaran
- Council
- Carmarthenshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,171 (2024)
SA17 5AFKidwelly
How safe is SA17 5AF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA17 5AF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SA17 5AFNational
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Burglary10.79.1
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Public order4.04.6
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.62.4
Other crime0.31.5
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.