Postcode district · Pencader
Crime in SA39
How much crime is recorded in SA39, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Carmarthenshire
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 6,720 (2024)
SA39Postcode district · Pencader
How safe is SA39
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SA39, 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
18.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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).
SA39National
Anti-social behaviour35.010.7
Violence and sexual offences17.023.6
Burglary3.09.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft2.64.5
Public order1.64.6
Other crime1.31.5
Drugs0.62.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.