Postcode · Aberystwyth
Crime in SY23 1PS
How much crime is recorded in SY23 1PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aberystwyth North
- Council
- Ceredigion
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,070 (2024)
SY23 1PSAberystwyth
How safe is SY23 1PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 73.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY23 1PS area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
73.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
177
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 1PSNational
Violence and sexual offences63.623.6
Burglary28.09.1
Shoplifting25.78.4
Anti-social behaviour25.110.7
Criminal damage and arson14.64.7
Public order14.34.6
Drugs11.42.4
Other theft8.04.5
Other crime2.61.5
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 49% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
50
100
150
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.