Total Crime Rate

196.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.2 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 196.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 104.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Catherine Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Carmarthen Town West , and the 49th 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 St Catherine Street (SA31 3DU) in the last 12 months was 196.4 per 1,000 residents and was 107.8% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 104.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Catherine Street (SA31 3DU), the main crime hotspot is near Lammas Street. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in St Catherine Street area

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

Data Sources

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