Postcode · Carmarthen
Crime in SA33 5HS
How much crime is recorded in SA33 5HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitland, Laugharne & Llansteffan
- Council
- Carmarthenshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,069 (2024)
How safe is SA33 5HS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SA33 5HS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 5HSNational
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Burglary3.49.1
Other theft2.84.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Public order2.04.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.22.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.