Carmarthen North
Middle areaWest Carmarthenshire. 5,355 people in 5.6 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by middle area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Carmarthen North, 83.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
Recorded crime in Carmarthen North
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Carmarthen North at a rate of 127.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.7 per 1,000 people across Carmarthenshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 334 |
| Other crime | 126 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 79 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 63 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Drug offences | 24 |
| Vehicle crime | 15 |
| Shoplifting | 12 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| Robbery | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Carmarthen North compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Carmarthen North safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Carmarthen North at a rate of 127.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.7 per 1,000 people across Carmarthenshire.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 71 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Carmarthen North.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (334), other crime (126) and anti-social behaviour (79).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Carmarthenshire
These figures are published for the whole of Carmarthenshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Carmarthenshire and not Carmarthen North alone. See Carmarthenshire
Carmarthen North in brief
The median price paid for a home in Carmarthen North was £179,950 in 2025.
Carmarthen North had 5,288 usual residents at the census.
In Carmarthen North, 83.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Carmarthen North, 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.