Crime Rate in Aberystwyth Rheidol, ward

Aberystwyth Rheidol has the highest crime rate of 34 wards in Ceredigion district and the 254th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Aberystwyth Rheidol in the last 12 months was 208.7 per 1,000 residents and was 158.3% higher than the Ceredigion district average (80.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Aberystwyth Rheidol’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 194 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 243 (≈ 108.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Aberystwyth Rheidol ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Police Station, with 46 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around A487 (23 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.