Crime Statistics for Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen), Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, 2024

This is our street level crime statistics overview for Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen) in September 2024. There were a total of 305 incidents. See where they were on the map below and broken down by categories. The largest category was Violent Crime, followed by Shoplifting.

Although violent crime represents the largest incidents category in Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen), this category is usually the largest in any urban area. This is partly because 'Violent Crime' covers so many offences compared to say Burglary

Crime Category	Incidents
Violent Crime	137
Shoplifting	32
Criminal Damage Arson	30
Public Order	24
Anti Social Behaviour	23
Other Crime	14
Drugs	13
Other Theft	12
Vehicle Crime	8
Burglary	4
Possession Of Weapons	4
Robbery	2
Bicycle Theft	2
All Crime	305

Map of street level crime incidents in September 2024

Police data is divided in Policing Neighbourhoods. We have taken the 'best fit' neighbourhood that includes Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen). This map shows if incidents are evenly distributed over the district or if there are hot spots in certain streets or areas.

Where Police data is not specific to an address for privacy reasons, most roads are represented by 1 to 2 markers or clusters. However, this should be enough to ascertain if the road you live in or are thinking of moving to, is a crime hot spot. The only exception could be where there is a large cluster of a single crime category on a street, as this could but not necessarily be related to multiple incidents at one address.

Crime incidents in neighbouring areas to Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen)

We've taken the ten nearest places to Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen) and ranked them by the number of crime incidents in each. This should allow you to see if Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen) has more crime than other surrounding areas.

Location	Crime Incidents
Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen)	284
Tanerdy (0.88 miles)	232
Carmarthen	167
Ffynnon-ddrain (0.88 miles)	129
Johnstown (1.39 miles)	40
Abergwili (1.39 miles)	32
Bryn Myrddin (1.96 miles)	25
Bolahaul (1.39 miles)	11
Cwmffrwd (1.96 miles)	1
Peniel (2.78 miles)	0

Where are the most violent places near Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen)?

The category of crime that most concerns people is violent crime. We have taken the ten nearest place to Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen) and ranked them according to the number of violent incidents in the 'best fit' Policing neighbourhood.

Location	Violent Incidents
Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen)	137
Tanerdy	101
Carmarthen	73
Ffynnon-ddrain	55
Johnstown	25
Abergwili	16
Bryn Myrddin	9
Bolahaul	6
Cwmffrwd	0
Peniel	0

How likely are you to be a victim of crime in Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen)?

Every two years the government publishes the Index of Multiple Deprivation. One of those domains is crime, more precisely, how likely you are to be the victim of a what is known as 'personal crime', such as muggings or burglary. The governemnt publish these statitsics down to the Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) or in simple geographic terms, a few roads. These statistics are also published on a ward level as an average of the LSOAs in that area. We have taken the average rank and converted it into a more accessble form, a score out of 100. Where the higher the score, the more likely you are in Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen) to be a victim of personal crime. Note that the following score has been generated from the 2019 statistics. At the time of writing, these have not been updated by the government during and since the COVID 19 pandemic.

How does crime in Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen) compare to surrounding wards?

We have taken the 10 nearest wards to Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen) and ranked them using our crime score based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation average rank for the ward.Residents in Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen) have the highest likelyhood of being a victim of personal crime in the area. The ward with the lowest likelyhood is Cynwyl Elfed.

#	Ward	Score
1	Carmarthen Town South	98
2	Carmarthen Town North	97
3	Llangunnor	97
4	Carmarthen Town West	96
5	Llanfihangel-ar-Arth	95
6	Trelech	95
7	St. Clears	95
8	St. Ishmael	94
9	Llansteffan	94
10	Abergwili	94
11	Cynwyl Elfed	94

Which road in Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen) has the highest level of crime?

We have used the Index of Multiple Deprivation to find the Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) in Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen) with the highest crime score. Accoding to the 2019 statistics, that is in and around this marker.