Crime Rate in Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais, ward

Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais has the 3rd highest crime rate of 34 wards in Ceredigion district and the 418th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais in the last 12 months was 175.4 per 1,000 residents and was 138.7% higher than the Ceredigion district average (73.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 360 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 463 (≈ 83.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Y Stryd Fawr. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.