Total Crime Rate

372.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

153.5 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 372.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 153.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 92.5 9/10
  • Public order 37.4 10/10
  • Other theft 35.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Drugs 25.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Mount Pleasant area has the 5th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Carmarthen Town North and South , and the 19th highest crime rate of 591 local areas in Carmarthenshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Pleasant (SA31 2LL) in the last 12 months was 372.1 per 1,000 residents and was 80.0% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 153.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Pleasant (SA31 2LL), the main crime hotspot is near Llygad-Yr-Haul. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Pleasant area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Llygad-Yr-Haul Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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