Crime Rates at Market Street, Llanelli, SA15 1YG

Market Street area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Lliedi , and the 14th highest crime rate of 591 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 449.7 per 1,000 residents and was 332.0% higher than the Lliedi average (104.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 221.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (SA15 1YG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Frederick Street, where police recorded 147 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Street (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.