Total Crime Rate
74.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
64.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Maes Y Coed area has the 13th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Aberporth and Y Ferwig , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 235 local areas in Ceredigion .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Maes Y Coed (SA43 1AP) in the last 12 months was 74.9 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% higher than the Aberporth and Y Ferwig average (48.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maes Y Coed (SA43 1AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maesycoed, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Park (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maesycoed | Under investigation |
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