Total Crime Rate

139.8 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 139.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Water Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Cenarth and Llangeler , and the 91st 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 Water Street (SA38 9BH) in the last 12 months was 139.8 per 1,000 residents and was 190.4% higher than the Cenarth and Llangeler average (48.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 8.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 99.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Street (SA38 9BH), the main crime hotspot is near Penlan Terrace. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Water Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Porth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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