Total Crime Rate

102.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Steele Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Carmarthen Town West , and the 145th 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 Steele Avenue (SA31 3DD) in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% higher than the Carmarthen Town West average (94.7 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 Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 72.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Steele Avenue (SA31 3DD), the main crime hotspot is near Steele Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Steele Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steele Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steele Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steele Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dol Yr Onnen Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steele Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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