Crime Rates at Market Street, Llanelli, SA15 1YG

Market Street area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Lliedi , and the 12th highest crime rate of 595 local areas in Carmarthenshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Street (SA15 1YG) in the last 12 months was 529.6 per 1,000 residents and was 410.4% higher than the Lliedi average (103.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 183.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 287.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (SA15 1YG), the main crime hotspot is near Frederick Street. Police recorded 140 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.