Crime Rates at Water Street, Carmarthen, SA31 1RG

Water Street 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 Water Street (SA31 1RG) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Water Street (SA31 1RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lammas Street (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.