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Crime in SY23 5

How much crime is recorded in SY23 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Ceredigion
Region
Wales
Population
7,880 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SY23 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY23 5, well below 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
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SY23 5National
Anti-social behaviour46.710.7
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Burglary3.89.1
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Public order2.24.6
Other theft2.04.5
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime0.91.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 17% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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