Total Crime Rate

215.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

155.3 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 215.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 155.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.0 10/10
  • Public order 26.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Maesyllan area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Aberporth and Y Ferwig , and the 26th 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 Maesyllan (SA43 2NP) in the last 12 months was 215.9 per 1,000 residents and was 345.9% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 155.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maesyllan (SA43 2NP), the main crime hotspot is near Preseli View. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maesyllan area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preseli View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Preseli View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gelliwen

Data Sources

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