Total Crime Rate

288.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

206.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 288.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 206.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.7 10/10
  • Public order 33.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.4 10/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Lampeter , and the 14th highest crime rate of 235 local areas in Ceredigion .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (SA48 7BG) in the last 12 months was 288.5 per 1,000 residents and was 107.4% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 206.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SA48 7BG), 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 High Street area

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

Data Sources

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