Total Crime Rate

228.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

132.1 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 228.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 132.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 64.3 8/10
  • Public order 28.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Ash Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Carmarthen Town West , and the 40th highest crime rate of 591 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 Ash Grove (SA31 3PY) in the last 12 months was 228.6 per 1,000 residents and was 141.7% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 132.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Grove (SA31 3PY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ash Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Job'S Well Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Steele Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons College Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Beca Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maple Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Dyfnallt Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Dyfnallt Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waun Burgess Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Eos Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bro Myrddin Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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