Total Crime Rate

167.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 167.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Market Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Laugharne Township , and the 68th 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 Market Street (SA34 0AJ) in the last 12 months was 167.4 per 1,000 residents and was 165.3% higher than the Laugharne Township average (63.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 106.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (SA34 0AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Llangan Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Market Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llangan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Llangan Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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