Total Crime Rate

92.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Public order 10.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Pen Y Cae area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Carmarthen Town West , and the 160th highest crime rate of 595 local areas in Carmarthenshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pen Y Cae (SA31 3SD) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pen Y Cae (SA31 3SD), the main crime hotspot is near Parc Y Ffordd. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pen Y Cae area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parc Y Ffordd Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parc Y Ffordd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Maes Pedr Under investigation
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Data Sources

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