Crime Rates at Penbryn Avenue, Carmarthen, SA31 3DH

Penbryn 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 Penbryn Avenue (SA31 3DH) 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 Penbryn Avenue (SA31 3DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Picton Court, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Steele Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.