Total Crime Rate

167.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.0 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 167.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Lampeter Velfrey , and the 60th highest crime rate of 400 local areas in Pembrokeshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (SA67 7AS) in the last 12 months was 167.4 per 1,000 residents and was 347.6% higher than the Lampeter Velfrey average (37.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 93.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SA67 7AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northfield Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Old Mart Ground Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Mart Ground Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Mart Ground Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Town Moor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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