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Crime in SY24 5

How much crime is recorded in SY24 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Ceredigion
Region
Wales
Population
5,597 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SY24 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY24 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
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).

SY24 5National
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Burglary3.29.1
Public order2.54.6
Other theft2.34.5
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 43% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
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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