Total Crime Rate
10.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Groes Ffordd Fach area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Carmarthen Town North and South , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 591 local areas in Carmarthenshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Groes Ffordd Fach (SA31 1EB) in the last 12 months was 10.0 per 1,000 residents and was 95.1% 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 Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Groes Ffordd Fach (SA31 1EB), the main crime hotspot is near Ross Avenue. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Oak Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Park Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belvedere Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Belvedere Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Old Oak Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prosser Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Maes-Llewelyn | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ross Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ross Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ross Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maes-Llewelyn | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Capel Evan Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Richmond Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Capel Evan Road | Under investigation |
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