Total Crime Rate

600.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 600.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 354.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 90.9 10/10
  • Public order 45.5 10/10
  • Other theft 31.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Jobswell Road area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Carmarthen Town West , and the 8th highest crime rate of 595 local areas in Carmarthenshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Jobswell Road (SA31 3HA) in the last 12 months was 600.0 per 1,000 residents and was 533.4% 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 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 404.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 134.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jobswell Road (SA31 3HA), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 74 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Jobswell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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