Postcode district · Lampeter
Crime in SA48
How much crime is recorded in SA48, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Ceredigion
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 20,964 (2024)
SA48Postcode district · Lampeter
How safe is SA48
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SA48, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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).
SA48National
Anti-social behaviour26.010.7
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Shoplifting5.88.4
Burglary5.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Public order2.74.6
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.