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Crime in SA33 5

How much crime is recorded in SA33 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Carmarthenshire
Region
Wales
Population
12,311 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SA33 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in SA33 5, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
25.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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).

SA33 5National
Violence and sexual offences22.323.6
Burglary5.49.1
Public order3.84.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Shoplifting3.78.4
Other theft3.14.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery1.21.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 20% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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