Total Crime Rate

130.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 130.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Ridgeway area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Aberporth and Y Ferwig , and the 48th highest crime rate of 235 local areas in Ceredigion .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Ridgeway (SA43 3AW) in the last 12 months was 130.5 per 1,000 residents and was 202.4% higher than the Aberporth and Y Ferwig average (43.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 79.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridgeway (SA43 3AW), the main crime hotspot is near The Ridgeway. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Aberporth and Y Ferwig

Crime Over Time in The Ridgeway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Castle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ridgeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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