Postcode · Aberystwyth
Crime in SY23 5LY
How much crime is recorded in SY23 5LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Aberaeron & Llanrhystud
- Council
- Ceredigion
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,282 (2024)
SY23 5LYAberystwyth
How safe is SY23 5LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY23 5LY area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 5LYNational
Violence and sexual offences32.823.6
Criminal damage and arson8.04.7
Burglary6.89.1
Public order4.04.6
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Other crime1.31.5
Other theft1.14.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.