Postcode · Aberystwyth
Crime in SY23 1PP
How much crime is recorded in SY23 1PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aberystwyth North
- Council
- Ceredigion
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,134 (2024)
SY23 1PPAberystwyth
How safe is SY23 1PP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 106.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY23 1PP area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 10 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
10/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
106.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
188
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 1PPNational
Violence and sexual offences91.323.6
Burglary25.09.1
Criminal damage and arson18.34.7
Drugs17.22.4
Anti-social behaviour16.110.7
Other theft13.64.5
Public order8.34.6
Shoplifting5.18.4
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Other crime2.91.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.