Crime Rate in Ammanford, ward

Ammanford has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 wards in Carmarthenshire district and the 597th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Ammanford in the last 12 months was 154.9 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% higher than the Carmarthenshire district average (83.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ammanford’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 372 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 235.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 470 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ammanford ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.