Postcode · Aberystwyth
Crime in SY23 1QT
How much crime is recorded in SY23 1QT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aberystwyth South
- Council
- Ceredigion
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,353 (2024)
How safe is SY23 1QT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY23 1QT area, broadly in line with 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
34.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
SY23 1QTNational
Violence and sexual offences30.323.6
Burglary7.79.1
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Public order5.14.6
Other theft2.64.5
Other crime1.91.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Drugs1.02.4
Shoplifting0.98.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.