Total Crime Rate

305.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.0 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 305.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.0 10/10
  • Other theft 30.0 10/10
  • Burglary 20.0 10/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Little Water Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Carmarthen Town North and South , and the 26th 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 Little Water Street (SA31 1ER) in the last 12 months was 305.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons 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 28 (≈ 140.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Water Street (SA31 1ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spilman Street (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Little Water Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol San Pedr
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Peter'S Court Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol San Pedr Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft A484 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A484 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wood'S Row Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Chapel Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wood'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spilman Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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