Crime Rates at Quay Street, Carmarthen, SA31 3LD

Quay Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Carmarthen Town North and South , and the 3rd 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 Quay Street (SA31 3LD) in the last 12 months was 1024.5 per 1,000 residents and was 413.2% higher than the Carmarthen Town North and South average (199.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 150 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 194 (≈ 595.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 51.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Quay Street (SA31 3LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 103 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.