Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed
Middle areaWest Carmarthenshire. 8,641 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 128 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed at a rate of 67.0 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 | 318 |
| Other crime | 105 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 60 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 40 |
| Shoplifting | 21 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Drug offences | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed at a rate of 67.0 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, 43 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (318), other crime (105) and anti-social behaviour (60).
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 West & Cynwyl Elfed alone. See Carmarthenshire
Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed in brief
The median price paid for a home in Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed was £240,000 in 2025.
Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed had 8,469 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Carmarthen West & Cynwyl Elfed, 77.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.