Total Crime Rate

153.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 153.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Drugs 40.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.1 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Glanhafan area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Aberystwyth Penparcau , and the 40th highest crime rate of 235 local areas in Ceredigion .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Glanhafan (SY23 1AT) in the last 12 months was 153.6 per 1,000 residents and was 86.3% higher than the Aberystwyth Penparcau average (82.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 78.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glanhafan (SY23 1AT), the main crime hotspot is near A487. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Glanhafan area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A487 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rhes Rheidol Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tan Y Cae Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Cwrt-Yr-Angor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Yr-Angor Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pen-Yr-Angor Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pen-Yr-Angor Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Harbour Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhes Rheidol Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A487 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cae Ropos Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Prospect Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A487 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prospect Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prospect Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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