Whitland, Laugharne & Llansteffan
Middle areaWest Carmarthenshire. 12,639 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 315 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 99% of people in Whitland, Laugharne & Llansteffan live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Whitland, Laugharne & Llansteffan
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Whitland, Laugharne & Llansteffan at a rate of 50.0 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 | 333 |
| Other crime | 104 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 87 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 55 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Drug offences | 14 |
| Vehicle crime | 9 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Whitland, Laugharne & Llansteffan compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Whitland, Laugharne & Llansteffan safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Whitland, Laugharne & Llansteffan at a rate of 50.0 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, 50 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Whitland, Laugharne & Llansteffan.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (333), other crime (104) and anti-social behaviour (87).
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 Whitland, Laugharne & Llansteffan alone. See Carmarthenshire
Whitland, Laugharne & Llansteffan in brief
The median price paid for a home in Whitland, Laugharne & Llansteffan was £242,500 in 2025.
Whitland, Laugharne & Llansteffan had 12,255 usual residents at the census.
About 99% of people in Whitland, Laugharne & Llansteffan live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Whitland, Laugharne & Llansteffan, 34.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.