Crime Rate in Lampeter, ward

Lampeter has the 4th highest crime rate of 34 wards in Ceredigion district and the 1092nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Lampeter in the last 12 months was 122.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% higher than the Ceredigion district average (73.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Lampeter’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 154 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 142.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -39.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 183 (≈ 69.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Lampeter ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 56 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Maes-Y -Deri (16 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.