Crime in Newcastle Emlyn
Recorded crime in Newcastle Emlyn is about the Carmarthenshire average and 0.8 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 25%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Newcastle Emlyn: about 1,768 residents in 3 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime
- Living
- 2.3/10Poor
- 5-year change
- −25%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.0×the Carmarthenshire average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Newcastle Emlyn.
Crime over 5 years
Down 25% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Newcastle Emlyn, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: about the Carmarthenshire average (0.8× the England and Wales average). 60 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 75% of the harm here
- Burglary: 8% of the harm here
- Drugs: 6% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 75% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 14 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Carmarthenshire (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Carmarthenshire council area, not only Newcastle Emlyn. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
Dyfed-Powys Police did not assign 7.6% of the crimes it recorded in 2025/26 to a council area, so these figures are lower than the true count.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 139 | 0.73 | Up 30% |
| Cars broken into | 105 | 0.55 | Down 4% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 1,034 | 5.4 | Up 8% |
| Burglary of homes | 273 | 1.4 | Down 12% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.2 |
| Burglary | 2.3 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 32.2 |
| Drugs | 3.5 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.5 |
| Other crime | 1.5 |
| Other theft | 4.2 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.2 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 1.0 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 7.0 |
| Public order | 4.8 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.1 |
| Shoplifting | 2.4 |
Postcode districts in Newcastle Emlyn
Nearby towns
Council: Carmarthenshire
Questions about crime in Newcastle Emlyn
- Is Newcastle Emlyn a safe place to live?
- Newcastle Emlyn scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is about the Carmarthenshire average.
- Is crime going up or down in Newcastle Emlyn?
- Down 25% over 5 years, from 143 recorded crimes a year to 108.
- What is the most common crime in Newcastle Emlyn?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 32 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Newcastle Emlyn compare with Carmarthenshire?
- Crime severity in Newcastle Emlyn is about the Carmarthenshire average.
- How many cars are stolen in Newcastle Emlyn?
- In Carmarthenshire, the council area Newcastle Emlyn is in, the police recorded 139 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.7 per 1,000 residents, up 30% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Newcastle Emlyn?
- 1,034 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Carmarthenshire, the council area Newcastle Emlyn is in, 5.4 per 1,000 residents, 1.1 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Newcastle Emlyn last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Carmarthenshire, the council area Newcastle Emlyn is in, against 2 the year before.