Total Crime Rate

854.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 854.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 287.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 145.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 137.3 10/10
  • Public order 81.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 73.0 10/10
  • Drugs 38.6 10/10
  • Other theft 25.8 10/10
  • Burglary 21.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Quay Street area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ammanford , and the 5th highest crime rate of 595 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 Quay Street (SA18 3DB) in the last 12 months was 854.1 per 1,000 residents and was 451.4% higher than the Ammanford average (154.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 386.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Quay Street (SA18 3DB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Quay Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wallasey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foundry Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wallasey Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wallasey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wallasey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stryd Y Cei Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stryd Y Cei Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Foundry Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stryd Y Cei
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stryd Y Cei Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stryd Y Cei Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Foundry Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hall Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallasey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Las Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foundry Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foundry Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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