Postcode · Aberystwyth
Crime in SY23 4TH
How much crime is recorded in SY23 4TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron
- Council
- Ceredigion
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,188 (2024)
SY23 4THAberystwyth
How safe is SY23 4TH
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY23 4TH area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
173
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 4THNational
Anti-social behaviour147.510.7
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Public order3.54.6
Other theft3.34.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Burglary1.19.1
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.