Postcode · Aberystwyth
Crime in SY23 1DF
How much crime is recorded in SY23 1DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aberystwyth South
- Council
- Ceredigion
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,101 (2024)
SY23 1DFAberystwyth
How safe is SY23 1DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY23 1DF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
96
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SY23 1DFNational
Violence and sexual offences31.823.6
Drugs13.22.4
Public order10.14.6
Criminal damage and arson9.84.7
Shoplifting8.78.4
Anti-social behaviour8.210.7
Burglary7.29.1
Possession of weapons3.80.9
Other theft3.54.5
Theft from the person1.82.1
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.