Total Crime Rate
41.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Carmarthen Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Kidwelly and St Ishmael , and the 230th lowest crime rate of 591 local areas in Carmarthenshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Carmarthen Road (SA17 5TE) in the last 12 months was 41.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% lower than the Kidwelly and St Ishmael average (56.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Carmarthen Road (SA17 5TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maes-Y-Ffynnon, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glan Tywi Uchaf (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kidwelly and St Ishmael| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parc Y Ffynnon | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parc Y Ffynnon | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maes-Y-Ffynnon | Under investigation |
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