Postcode · Aberystwyth
Crime in SY23 5NS
How much crime is recorded in SY23 5NS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lampeter & Llanfihangel Ystrad
- Council
- Ceredigion
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,028 (2024)
SY23 5NSAberystwyth
How safe is SY23 5NS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY23 5NS area, 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
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
181
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 5NSNational
Anti-social behaviour151.910.7
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Burglary4.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order2.54.6
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.