Postcode · Aberystwyth
Crime in SY23 1RT
How much crime is recorded in SY23 1RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aberystwyth South
- Council
- Ceredigion
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,353 (2024)
SY23 1RTAberystwyth
How safe is SY23 1RT
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 1RT 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
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SY23 1RTNational
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.