Postcode district · Cardigan
Crime in SA43
How much crime is recorded in SA43, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Ceredigion
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 18,266 (2024)
SA43Postcode district · Cardigan
How safe is SA43
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in SA43, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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).
SA43National
Violence and sexual offences24.723.6
Public order5.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Burglary4.39.1
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs2.32.4
Shoplifting2.08.4
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.