Crime Rates at Water Street, Carmarthen, SA31 1RG

Water Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Carmarthen Town North and South , and the 41st 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 Water Street (SA31 1RG) in the last 12 months was 222.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% 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 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lammas Street (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.