Total Crime Rate

59.2 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 59.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 16.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barnsfield Terrace area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Carmarthen Town North and South , and the 275th highest crime rate of 595 local areas in Carmarthenshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barnsfield Terrace (SA31 1DJ) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% lower than the Carmarthen Town North and South average (199.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnsfield Terrace (SA31 1DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barnsfield Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pentrefelin Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Red Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Red Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Orchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Water Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Disgwylfa Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood'S Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merlin Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parc Bagnall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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