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Crime in SA18 1

How much crime is recorded in SA18 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Carmarthenshire
Region
Wales
Population
11,736 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SA18 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SA18 1, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
34.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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).

SA18 1National
Violence and sexual offences30.623.6
Public order6.44.6
Criminal damage and arson6.24.7
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Burglary4.79.1
Other crime2.61.5
Drugs2.42.4
Other theft2.24.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 8% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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30
40
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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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