Total Crime Rate

253.6 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 253.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 117.9 10/10
  • Public order 46.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.7 7/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Carmarthen Town West , and the 27th highest crime rate of 595 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 Jobswell Road (SA31 3HG) in the last 12 months was 253.6 per 1,000 residents and was 167.7% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 550.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 164.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 155.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 92.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jobswell Road (SA31 3HG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 36 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Heol Salem Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bro Myrddin Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bro Myrddin Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bro Myrddin —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dol Yr Onnen Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Salem Under investigation
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Data Sources

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