Total Crime Rate

131.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 131.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 84.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingsmead area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Lampeter , and the 49th highest crime rate of 235 local areas in Ceredigion .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsmead (SA48 7AP) in the last 12 months was 131.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% lower than the Lampeter average (139.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 84.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsmead (SA48 7AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Drovers Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsmead area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bryn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tai Pedr Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambrian Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peterwell Terrace Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Burglary Peterwell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mount Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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