Crime Rate in Carmarthen Town West, ward

Carmarthen Town West has the 12th highest crime rate of 51 wards in Carmarthenshire district and the 1967th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Carmarthen Town West in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% higher than the Carmarthenshire district average (83.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Carmarthen Town West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 273 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -7.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 328 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 67.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Carmarthen Town West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.