Total Crime Rate
194.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Catherines Walk area has the 11th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Carmarthen Town North and South , and the 55th highest crime rate of 595 local areas in Carmarthenshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Catherines Walk (SA31 1GA) in the last 12 months was 194.4 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% lower than the Carmarthen Town North and South average (199.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 140.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 22 (β 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Catherines Walk (SA31 1GA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 120 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Carmarthen Town North and South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Red Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Water Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dark Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dark Gate | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dark Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mansel Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood'S Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Orchard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lammas Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clos Morgan | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Chapel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Quay Street | β |
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