Postcode · Aberystwyth
Crime in SY23 4HS
How much crime is recorded in SY23 4HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron
- Council
- Ceredigion
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,916 (2024)
SY23 4HSAberystwyth
How safe is SY23 4HS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY23 4HS 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
13.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 4HSNational
Anti-social behaviour21.310.7
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Burglary2.49.1
Other theft1.74.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Public order1.44.6
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.