Crime Rates at Penbryn, Lampeter, SA48 7EU

Penbryn area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Lampeter , and the 25th highest crime rate of 235 local areas in Ceredigion .

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 Penbryn (SA48 7EU) in the last 12 months was 194.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% higher than the Lampeter average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 134.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 181.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 144.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penbryn (SA48 7EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maes-Y -Deri (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.