Postcode · Aberystwyth
Crime in SY23 5EA
How much crime is recorded in SY23 5EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aberaeron & Llanrhystud
- Council
- Ceredigion
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,517 (2024)
SY23 5EAAberystwyth
How safe is SY23 5EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY23 5EA 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
11.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 5EANational
Violence and sexual offences9.523.6
Burglary3.19.1
Other theft2.54.5
Drugs2.42.4
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Public order1.44.6
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Anti-social behaviour0.310.7
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.