Postcode · Kidwelly
Crime in SA17 5ED
How much crime is recorded in SA17 5ED, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Llanddarog, Llangyndeyrn & Ferryside
- Council
- Carmarthenshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,644 (2024)
SA17 5EDKidwelly
How safe is SA17 5ED
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA17 5ED area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 5EDNational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Burglary2.49.1
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order1.44.6
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Other crime0.61.5
Other theft0.24.5
Drugs0.22.4
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.