Total Crime Rate

151.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 151.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.1 10/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penymorfa Lane area has the 15th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Carmarthen Town North and South , and the 81st highest crime rate of 595 local areas in Carmarthenshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penymorfa Lane (SA31 2NR) in the last 12 months was 151.2 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 93.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 444.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penymorfa Lane (SA31 2NR), the main crime hotspot is near Glan-Ffynnon. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penymorfa Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Golwg Tywi Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glan-Ffynnon Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Llysmorfa Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bron-Y-Dre Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rhos Las Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Golwg Tywi Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glan-Ffynnon Under investigation
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Data Sources

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