Total Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 42.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 8/10
  • Public order 4.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 8/10
  • Other theft 2.7 3/10
  • Other crime 1.1 4/10
  • Drugs 0.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this ward to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview for Laugharne Township ward

Laugharne Township has the 23rd highest crime rate of 51 wards in Carmarthenshire district and the 3724th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Laugharne Township in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% lower than the Carmarthenshire district average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Laugharne Township’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 99 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Laugharne Township ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Laugharne Township ward

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Data Sources

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