Postcode · Aberystwyth
Crime in SY23 5LS
How much crime is recorded in SY23 5LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aberaeron & Llanrhystud
- Council
- Ceredigion
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,137 (2024)
SY23 5LSAberystwyth
How safe is SY23 5LS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY23 5LS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.6
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 5LSNational
Violence and sexual offences9.723.6
Burglary2.49.1
Public order2.14.6
Other theft2.14.5
Anti-social behaviour1.710.7
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Other crime1.31.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Drugs0.12.4
Vehicle crime0.13.5
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.