Betws vs Carmarthen Town South

Betws has a safety score of 63/100 (Average) and recorded 178 crimes in the last 12 months. Carmarthen Town South has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 1,098 crimes. Betws scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Betws shows a year-on-year crime trend of +48.3% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Carmarthen Town South shows -3.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Betws, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (76 incidents). In Carmarthen Town South, it is Violent Crime (458 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Betws recorded 24 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Carmarthen Town South recorded 104. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Betws totalled 76 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 458 in Carmarthen Town South. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Betws recorded 120 crimes (now 178, a change of +48.3%). Carmarthen Town South recorded 1,136 crimes previously (now 1,098, -3.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Betws has a resolution rate of 3.1% and Carmarthen Town South has 14.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Betws falls within the Dyfed-Powys Police boundary. Carmarthen Town South is covered by Dyfed-Powys Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Betws and Carmarthen Town South. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.