Total Crime Rate

477.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

363.6 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 477.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 363.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 300.0 10/10
  • Public order 59.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.4 10/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.6 6/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Jobswell Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Carmarthen Town West , and the 13th highest crime rate of 591 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 477.3 per 1,000 residents and was 404.8% 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 363.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% 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 75 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Jobswell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Eos Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Job'S Well Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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