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Crime in SA31 3

How much crime is recorded in SA31 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Carmarthenshire
Region
Wales
Population
12,568 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SA31 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 47.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SA31 3, 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
47.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
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).

SA31 3National
Violence and sexual offences41.723.6
Shoplifting12.68.4
Burglary11.49.1
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Public order6.74.6
Other theft5.24.5
Drugs3.92.4
Other crime2.11.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
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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