Total Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 98.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 69.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.8 9/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Steele Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Carmarthen Town West , and the 157th highest crime rate of 591 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 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.4% higher than the Carmarthen Town West average (94.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Steele Avenue (SA31 3DD), the main crime hotspot is near Steele Avenue. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Steele Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Beca Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crispin Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steele Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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