Total Crime Rate

496.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

251.7 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 496.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 251.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 192.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.9 10/10
  • Drugs 59.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.4 10/10
  • Public order 39.7 10/10
  • Other theft 26.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.9 10/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

North Victoria Street area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Aberaeron and Aberarth , and the 4th 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 North Victoria Street (SA46 0JA) in the last 12 months was 496.7 per 1,000 residents and was 348.4% higher than the Aberaeron and Aberarth average (110.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 251.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Victoria Street (SA46 0JA), the main crime hotspot is near Water Street. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in North Victoria Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryn-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sgwan Alban
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Masons Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Castle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glan Y Mor Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glan Y Mor
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sgwan Alban
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oxford Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sgwan Alban Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ffordd Y Gogledd
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bellevue Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Tywysog Under investigation

Data Sources

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