Carmarthenshire

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Carmarthenshire.

Population
190,073
People in Employment
76,790 (69.8%)
People Inactive
29,395 (26.7%)
People Unemployed
3,830 (3.5%)
Number Of Jobs
59k
Median Salary
£26,777
Mean Salary
£29,412

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Carmarthenshire. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime Type Previous Year Crimes This Year Trend vs previous year

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Carmarthenshire

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Name Crimes in 2024 Crimes per 1000 people
Burry Port 0 0
Bynea 0 0
Carmarthen Town North and South 0 0
Carmarthen Town West 0 0
Cenarth and Llangeler 0 0
Cilycwm 0 0
Cwarter Bach 0 0
Cynwyl Elfed 0 0
Dafen and Felinfoel 0 0
Elli 0 0
Garnant 0 0
Glanamman 0 0
Glanymor 0 0
Glyn 0 0
Gorslas 0 0
Hendy 0 0
Hengoed 0 0
Kidwelly and St Ishmael 0 0
Laugharne Township 0 0
Llanboidy 0 0
Llanddarog 0 0
Llandeilo 0 0
Llandovery 0 0
Llandybie 0 0
Llanegwad 0 0
Llanfihangel Aberbythych 0 0
Llanfihangel-ar-Arth 0 0
Llangadog 0 0
Llangennech 0 0
Llangunnor 0 0
Llangyndeyrn 0 0
Llannon 0 0
Llanybydder 0 0
Lliedi 0 0
Llwynhendy 0 0
Manordeilo and Salem 0 0
Pembrey 0 0
Penygroes 0 0
Pontyberem 0 0
Saron 0 0
St Clears and Llansteffan 0 0
Swiss Valley 0 0
Trelech 0 0
Trimsaran 0 0
Tycroes 0 0
Abergwili 0 0
Ammanford 0 0
Betws 0 0
Bigyn 0 0
Tyisha 0 0
Whitland 0 0

Crime map for Carmarthenshire

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-09. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £291,889.44 £188,486.34 £152,546.39 £120,612.84
2022 £274,170.22 £177,463.19 £144,419.23 £114,670.36
2021 £242,611.42 £157,052.66 £128,549.99 £105,855.57
2020 £207,076.21 £135,455.44 £110,864.56 £94,379.94
2019 £200,340.66 £130,699.29 £106,874.74 £93,132.70
2018 £191,156.72 £124,404.96 £101,961.58 £89,994.36
2017 £183,035.99 £118,680.06 £97,890.43 £88,517.75
2016 £176,311.00 £114,945.12 £95,218.51 £84,245.34
2015 £170,687.54 £111,588.24 £92,639.31 £82,105.97
2014 £165,472.19 £108,702.34 £90,837.32 £80,588.13
2013 £159,124.43 £104,641.39 £87,785.39 £78,861.02
2012 £161,422.34 £106,129.21 £89,045.08 £80,214.47
2011 £164,087.56 £107,863.50 £90,411.12 £83,099.81
2010 £168,231.08 £111,373.39 £93,863.68 £86,298.46

Property prices over time for Carmarthenshire

Showing crimes from 2010 up until September 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Number of Jobs (thousands)
59k
Median Salary
£26,777
Annual Percentage Change
9.5%
Mean Salary
£29,412

Salary comparison between Carmarthenshire and Wales

See how Carmarthenshire compares to the rest of Wales. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

Location Annual Percentage Change Mean Salary Annual Percentage Change
Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy 0k £28,138 -5.9% £32,918 -2.0%
Flintshire / Sir y Fflint 55k £27,925 12.5% £32,992 1.1%
Wrexham / Wrecsam 47k £27,678 17.4% £30,188 16.3%
Cardiff / Caerdydd 114k £27,649 12.1% £30,301 9.8%
Conwy / Conwy 39k £27,249 20.0% £29,692 18.2%
Isle of Anglesey / Ynys Môn 19k £27,191 3.3% £27,368 0.6%
Bridgend / Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr 49k £26,855 12.7% £30,406 16.0%
Neath Port Talbot / Castell-nedd Port Talbot 46k £26,468 6.1% £28,520 4.2%
Newport / Casnewydd 55k £26,400 7.4% £28,189 4.7%
Torfaen / Torfaen 31k £26,295 12.5% £29,161 4.9%
Vale of Glamorgan / Bro Morgannwg 41k £26,236 0.4% £29,561 0.3%
Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro 36k £25,969 9.3% £28,737 2.9%
Ceredigion / Ceredigion 27k £25,885 10.6% £29,859 8.8%
Swansea / Abertawe 77k £25,872 10.2% £27,912 6.4%
Powys / Powys 35k £25,744 15.5% £27,958 13.4%
Caerphilly / Caerffili 64k £25,719 3.8% £28,621 7.7%
Blaenau Gwent / Blaenau Gwent 20k £25,518 17.1% £27,053 13.0%
Merthyr Tydfil / Merthyr Tudful 25k £25,009 1.5% £28,179 2.5%
Rhondda Cynon Taf / Rhondda Cynon Taf 83k £24,485 5.9% £27,239 5.6%
Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych 31k £23,514 6.8% £24,859 3.3%
Gwynedd / Gwynedd 35k £22,554 13.5% £26,382 14.1%

See how Carmarthenshire compares to other areas in Wales

Number of businesses by industry for Carmarthenshire

You can swipe right on the table to view all the rows

Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Production Construction Motor Trades Wholesale Retail Transport & Storage Accommodation & Food Information & Communication Finance & Insurance Property Professional, Scientific & Technical Business administration Public Administration & Defence Education Health Arts & Entertainment
2,120 455 1,060 290 250 510 370 600 210 80 170 620 595 55 75 285 455