Total Crime Rate

95.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 95.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 59.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Public order 23.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Wellfield Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Carmarthen Town North and South , and the 165th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Carmarthenshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellfield Road (SA31 1DS) in the last 12 months was 95.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% lower than the Carmarthen Town North and South average (206.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellfield Road (SA31 1DS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Carmarthen

Crime Over Time in Wellfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brynhaul Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnsfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Capel Evan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Capel Evan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Narn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tabernacle Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tabernacle Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Narn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Y Fynnon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Y Nant Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barnsfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maes Y Ffair Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penlan Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Myrddin Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wood'S Row Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Wood'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wood'S Row Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 35

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑