Lamphey, Pembrokeshire: Safety
Safety
Crime in Lamphey has dropped noticeably over the past two years. The rate fell from 56.3 crimes per 1,000 people in 2024 to 45.2 in 2025 — well below the UK average of 88.6.
This puts Lamphey ahead of many similar neighbourhoods. It's also significantly lower than nearby Pembroke Dock: Bush, which recorded 176.6 crimes per 1,000 people in 2025.
Anti-social behaviour has improved too, dropping from 12 incidents in 2024 to 7 in 2025. For a community of around 1,700 people, that's a real change.
Lamphey is a quieter, lower-crime neighbourhood in its local area, and things are moving in the right direction.
Source: police-recorded crime for Lamphey ward (Dyfed-Powys Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Lamphey ward: Dyfed-Powys Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Lamphey ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
40
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
Wales average
96.6
Neighbouring wards
Similar to
Carew and Jeffreyston
44.3
Lower than
Manorbier and Penally
68.5
Lower than
Hundleton
44.8
Lower than
Pembroke Dock: Bush
213.9
Higher than
Pembroke: St Michael
24.6
Lower than
Pembroke: St Mary North
112.5
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Lamphey ward and the Wales average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences54%39%
- Criminal damage and arson14%9%
- Public order10%10%
- Anti-social behaviour9%15%
- Other theft7%5%
- Other crime3%3%
- Vehicle crime1%4%
- Shoplifting1%7%
