Total Crime Rate

883.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

481.6 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 883.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 481.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 380.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.3 10/10
  • Public order 82.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 76.7 10/10
  • Drugs 64.4 10/10
  • Other theft 61.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 49.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.4 10/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Other crime 15.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 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

Morfa Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Carmarthen Town North and South , and the 4th 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 Morfa Lane (SA31 3AX) in the last 12 months was 883.4 per 1,000 residents and was 327.3% 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 124 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 17.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 157 (≈ 481.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morfa Lane (SA31 3AX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Morfa Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glannant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St David'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friars Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friars Park
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glannant Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St David'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glannant Road
Apr 2026Drugs Glannant Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glannant Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lammas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lammas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lammas Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glannant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St David'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St David'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St David'S Street
Apr 2026Public order St David'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St David'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Morgan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morgan Street
Apr 2026Public order Water Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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