Postcode · Ammanford
Crime in SA18 2HR
How much crime is recorded in SA18 2HR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ammanford & Betws
- Council
- Carmarthenshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,436 (2024)
SA18 2HRAmmanford
How safe is SA18 2HR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA18 2HR area, 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
25.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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).
SA18 2HRNational
Violence and sexual offences23.623.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Burglary4.89.1
Public order4.34.6
Other theft4.04.5
Shoplifting3.98.4
Drugs3.72.4
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other crime2.41.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 5% 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.