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Crime in SA16

How much crime is recorded in SA16, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Carmarthenshire
Region
Wales
Population
13,670 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SA16

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SA16, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
47.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

SA16National
Violence and sexual offences41.523.6
Burglary11.19.1
Anti-social behaviour10.710.7
Criminal damage and arson9.94.7
Shoplifting8.38.4
Public order6.94.6
Other theft4.34.5
Drugs2.72.4
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Theft from the person1.12.1
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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