Total Crime Rate

545.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

252.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 545.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 252.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 202.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.6 10/10
  • Other theft 55.6 10/10
  • Public order 40.4 10/10
  • Burglary 35.4 10/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.2 6/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • 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

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ammanford , and the 9th 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 High Street (SA18 2LY) in the last 12 months was 545.5 per 1,000 residents and was 290.9% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 252.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SA18 2LY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foundry Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stryd Y Cei Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stryd Y Cei Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Y Cei —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foundry Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carregaman Isaf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd-Y-Gwynt Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd Y Parc Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clos Y Coleg Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Clos Y Coleg Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stryd Y Parc Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stryd Y Parc Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stryd Y Parc Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wallasey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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