Postcode district · Kidwelly
Crime in SA17
How much crime is recorded in SA17, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Carmarthenshire
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 17,286 (2024)
SA17Postcode district · Kidwelly
How safe is SA17
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in SA17, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
SA17National
Violence and sexual offences22.123.6
Burglary5.89.1
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Public order3.14.6
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Shoplifting0.78.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.