Crime Rate in Penbryn, ward

Penbryn has the 16th highest crime rate of 34 wards in Ceredigion district and the 2402nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Penbryn in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% lower than the Ceredigion district average (73.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Penbryn’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 110.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Penbryn ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.