Crime Rate in Pembrey, ward

Pembrey has the 16th highest crime rate of 51 wards in Carmarthenshire district and the 3295th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Pembrey in the last 12 months was 69.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% lower than the Carmarthenshire district average (85.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pembrey’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 187 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 209 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pembrey ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Gwelfor. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.