Total Crime Rate

108.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.8 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 108.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 26.4 7/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Caemawr area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ammanford , and the 138th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Carmarthenshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Caemawr (SA18 2HH) in the last 12 months was 108.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% lower than the Ammanford average (139.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caemawr (SA18 2HH), the main crime hotspot is near Treforis. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Caemawr area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Treforis
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treforis Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treforis Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol-Y-Felin Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Treforis Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parc Bwtrimawr Under investigation

Data Sources

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