Crime Rates at Margaret Street, Ammanford, SA18 2NN

Margaret Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ammanford , and the 114th 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 Margaret Street (SA18 2NN) in the last 12 months was 132.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Margaret Street (SA18 2NN), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.