Crime Rate in Carmarthen Town North and South, ward

Carmarthen Town North and South has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 wards in Carmarthenshire district and the 300th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Carmarthen Town North and South in the last 12 months was 199.6 per 1,000 residents and was 140.2% higher than the Carmarthenshire district average (83.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Carmarthen Town North and South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 852 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 121.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,035 (≈ 113.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Carmarthen Town North and South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 127 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Hospital (86 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.