Total Crime Rate
91.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Plas Morolwg area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Aberystwyth Penparcau , and the 73rd 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 Plas Morolwg (SY23 1BZ) in the last 12 months was 91.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% lower than the Aberystwyth Penparcau average (106.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Plas Morolwg (SY23 1BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rhes Rheidol, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tan Y Cae (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Aberystwyth Penparcau| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Prospect Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cwrt-Yr-Angor | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tan Y Cae | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rhes Rheidol | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tan Y Cae | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pen-Yr-Angor | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tan Y Cae | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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