Postcode sector · Lampeter
Crime in SA48 9
How much crime is recorded in SA48 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Ceredigion
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 2,443 (2024)
SA48 9Postcode sector · Lampeter
How safe is SA48 9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 46.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in SA48 9, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
46.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
95
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SA48 9National
Violence and sexual offences39.823.6
Shoplifting16.08.4
Burglary14.69.1
Criminal damage and arson12.74.7
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Public order6.14.6
Drugs3.72.4
Other theft3.34.5
Other crime2.31.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.