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Overview of Carmarthenshire crime rate

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Carmarthenshire, positioned 18th among 25 similar areas for crime statistics, saw 14,677 incidents in 2023. With 187,897 residents, the crime rate stands at 78.11 per 1,000 people, a notable reduction of 19.03% from the previous year.

The most common crime types in Carmarthenshire are Violence and sexual offences (42.6%), Anti-social behaviour (16.4%), and Public order (9.6%), with the least frequent being Theft from the person (0.4%), Bicycle theft (0.3%), and Robbery (0.2%).

Of the 52 wards, the ones with the highest crime rates include Tyisha (263.9), Carmarthen Town North and South (169.1), and Elli (163.5), whereas the safest are Abergwili (18.4), Cynwyl Elfed (17.6), and Trelech (14.3).

Examining postcode districts within or overlapping Carmarthenshire, the highest crime rates are in SA31 (128.6), SA15 (119.4), and SA16 (80.8), with the safest being SA33 (29.9), SA66 (23.0), and SA35 (13.5).

In Carmarthenshire, there has been a notable rise in Anti-social behaviour at the start of 2020, followed by increases in Criminal damage and arson and Public order offences in 2022. A significant uptick in Violence and sexual offences was observed in both 2021 and 2022. On the flip side, Anti-social behaviour saw a sharp decline in 2021 and a smaller decrease in 2022, while Criminal damage and arson and Public order offences dropped in 2023. Additionally, there was a reduction in Shoplifting in 2020 and a substantial decrease in Violence and sexual offences in 2023.

Carmarthenshire crime incidents by crime type

A total of 14677 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 6248 (42.6)%
Anti-social behaviour – 2406 (16.4)%
Public order – 1416 (9.6)%
Criminal damage and arson – 1360 (9.3)%
Other theft – 833 (5.7)%
Shoplifting – 791 (5.4)%
Drugs – 571 (3.9)%
Burglary – 407 (2.8)%
Other crime – 222 (1.5)%
Vehicle crime – 216 (1.5)%
Possession of weapons – 68 (0.5)%
Theft from the person – 66 (0.4)%
Bicycle theft – 44 (0.3)%
Robbery – 29 (0.2)%

How does Carmarthenshire compare against nearby areas ?

Carmarthenshire ranks 18th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Carmarthenshire is compared against

Crime rates in Carmarthenshire wards

There are 52 wards within Carmarthenshire. Tyisha, Carmarthen Town North and South, Elli has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 52 wards from high crime rate to low.