Postcode district · Borth
Crime in SY24
How much crime is recorded in SY24, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Ceredigion
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 5,597 (2024)
SY24Postcode district · Borth
How safe is SY24
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY24, 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
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SY24National
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
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% 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.