Total Crime Rate

428.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

211.8 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 428.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 211.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 182.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 44.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.6 10/10
  • Drugs 29.6 10/10
  • Public order 24.6 10/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Market Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Carmarthen Town North and South , and the 15th 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 Market Way (SA31 1RX) in the last 12 months was 428.6 per 1,000 residents and was 107.3% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 211.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Way (SA31 1RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Market Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Spurrell Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friars Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friars Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brynhaul Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Red Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maes Y Ffair Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Red Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Red Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Red Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentrefelin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barnsfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnsfield Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blue Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tabernacle Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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