Total Crime Rate

278.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

130.7 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 278.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 130.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.6 9/10
  • Public order 45.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.1 6/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Pendre area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Aberporth and Y Ferwig , and the 18th highest crime rate of 235 local areas in Ceredigion .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pendre (SA43 1JS) in the last 12 months was 278.4 per 1,000 residents and was 475.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 130.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pendre (SA43 1JS), 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 Pendre area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Pendre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Williams Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Williams Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloster Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chancery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Finch'S Square
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Mwldan Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chancery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chancery Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Finch'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Finch'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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