Total Crime Rate

349.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

194.9 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 349.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 194.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 176.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.8 10/10
  • Other theft 25.7 10/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Drugs 14.7 9/10
  • Other crime 11.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Riverside Terrace area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais , and the 12th highest crime rate of 235 local areas in Ceredigion .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riverside Terrace (SY23 1AB) in the last 12 months was 349.3 per 1,000 residents and was 112.0% higher than the Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais average (164.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 194.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Terrace (SY23 1AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ffordd-Y-Mor, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Y Stryd Fawr (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Riverside Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glyndŵr Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stryd Y Corfforeath Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd Y Corfforeath Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pier Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pier Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alfred Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Stryd Y Corfforeath Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Eastgate Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Cwrt Iago Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Prospect Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prospect Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prospect Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stryd Y Corfforeath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Y Corfforeath —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ffordd-Y-Mor —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd-Y-Mor Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd-Y-Mor Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd-Y-Mor Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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