Total Crime Rate
251.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
141.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pwllhai area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Aberporth and Y Ferwig , and the 20th highest crime rate of 235 local areas in Ceredigion .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pwllhai (SA43 1DB) in the last 12 months was 251.1 per 1,000 residents and was 418.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 141.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pwllhai (SA43 1DB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Finch'S Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Mwldan | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Finch'S Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quay Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Castle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Castle Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Williams Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Williams Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Williams Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Williams Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pont-Y-Cleifion | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finch'S Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Finch'S Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pendre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chancery Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B4546 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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