Crime in Lampeter
Recorded crime in Lampeter is 1.5 times the Ceredigion average and 1.3 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 29%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Lampeter: about 2,633 residents in 4 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 3/10Above average crime
- Living
- 4.1/10Weak
- 5-year change
- −29%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.5×the Ceredigion average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Lampeter.
Crime over 5 years
Down 29% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Lampeter, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.5× the Ceredigion average (1.3× the England and Wales average). 101 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 73% of the harm here
- Burglary: 10% of the harm here
- Drugs: 7% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 73% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 21 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Ceredigion (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Ceredigion council area, not only Lampeter. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
Dyfed-Powys Police did not assign 7.6% of the crimes it recorded in 2025/26 to a council area, so these figures are lower than the true count.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 25 | 0.34 | Up 47% |
| Cars broken into | 26 | 0.36 | Down 7% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 243 | 3.3 | Down 29% |
| Burglary of homes | 72 | 0.99 | Down 23% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 1 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in SA48
In SA48, the postcode district at the centre of Lampeter, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 306 | 6% | 8% | 65% | 8% | 12% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 61 | 2% | 3% | 43% | 41% | 11% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 11% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.1 |
| Burglary | 4.2 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 48.1 |
| Drugs | 6.1 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.9 |
| Other crime | 2.3 |
| Other theft | 6.5 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 1.2 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 14.8 |
| Public order | 8.3 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 |
| Shoplifting | 7.7 |
Postcode districts in Lampeter
Nearby towns
Council: Ceredigion
Questions about crime in Lampeter
- Is Lampeter a safe place to live?
- Lampeter scores 3 out of 10 for safety (above average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.5 times the Ceredigion average.
- Is crime going up or down in Lampeter?
- Down 29% over 5 years, from 395 recorded crimes a year to 281.
- What is the most common crime in Lampeter?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 48 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Lampeter compare with Ceredigion?
- Crime severity in Lampeter is 1.5 times the Ceredigion average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Lampeter?
- In SA48, the postcode district at the centre of Lampeter, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 19% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Lampeter?
- In Ceredigion, the council area Lampeter is in, the police recorded 25 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.3 per 1,000 residents, up 47% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Lampeter?
- 243 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Ceredigion, the council area Lampeter is in, 3.3 per 1,000 residents, 0.7 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Lampeter last year?
- 1 homicide (murder or manslaughter) was recorded in 2025/26, in Ceredigion, the council area Lampeter is in, against 0 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.