Crime Rates at Plas Y Ddol, Johnstown, Carmarthen, SA31 3PL

Plas Y Ddol area has the 13th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Carmarthen Town North and South , and the 54th 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 Plas Y Ddol (SA31 3PL) in the last 12 months was 187.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% lower than the Carmarthen Town North and South average (206.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 139.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plas Y Ddol (SA31 3PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bron Yr Aur, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Llansteffan Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.