Total Crime Rate

105.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 105.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 72.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.8 3/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Market Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Cilycwm , and the 147th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Carmarthenshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Square (SA20 0AA) in the last 12 months was 105.8 per 1,000 residents and was 279.2% higher than the Cilycwm average (27.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 85.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 72.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Square (SA20 0AA), the main crime hotspot is near Maesglas. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Market Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A40 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maesglas —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Lydan —
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Data Sources

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