Crime Rates at Market Street, Lampeter, SA48 7DR

Market Street area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Lampeter , and the 15th 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 Market Street (SA48 7DR) in the last 12 months was 269.8 per 1,000 residents and was 121.3% higher than the Lampeter average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 91.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (SA48 7DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peterwell Terrace (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.