Total Crime Rate

222.9 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 222.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.2 8/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brynhaul Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Carmarthen Town North and South , and the 40th 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 Brynhaul Street (SA31 1SA) in the last 12 months was 222.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% higher 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 1100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 40 (β‰ˆ 127.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brynhaul Street (SA31 1SA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brynhaul Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clos Morgan β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Water Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Myrddin Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Parc Bagnall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Disgwylfa Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Red Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pentrefelin Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Red Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merlin Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clos Morgan β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clos Morgan β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myrddin Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merlin Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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