Total Crime Rate

751.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

377.7 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 751.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 377.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 291.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 94.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 81.6 10/10
  • Public order 73.0 10/10
  • Drugs 55.8 10/10
  • Other theft 21.5 10/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Quay Street area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ammanford , and the 5th 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 Quay Street (SA18 3DB) in the last 12 months was 751.1 per 1,000 residents and was 438.2% 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 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 377.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Quay Street (SA18 3DB), 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 Quay Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stryd Y Cei Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foundry Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Carregaman Isaf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Y Cei —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foundry Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Clos Y Coleg Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clos Y Coleg Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd-Y-Gwynt Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stryd Y Cei Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Yr Haul Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wallasey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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