Total Crime Rate

251.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 251.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 141.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.7 10/10
  • Drugs 39.7 10/10
  • Public order 30.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pwllhai 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.

Crime Over Time in Pwllhai area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Finch'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Mwldan Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finch'S Square
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Castle Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Williams Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pont-Y-Cleifion Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finch'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Finch'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Pendre Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chancery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B4546
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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