Postcode · Aberystwyth
Crime in SY23 4BL
How much crime is recorded in SY23 4BL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron
- Council
- Ceredigion
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,479 (2024)
SY23 4BLAberystwyth
How safe is SY23 4BL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY23 4BL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 4BLNational
Violence and sexual offences10.223.6
Burglary3.99.1
Other crime1.81.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.64.6
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Other theft0.74.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.