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

Ropewalk Close 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 Ropewalk Close (SY23 1DA) 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 Ropewalk Close (SY23 1DA), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ropewalk Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cae Ropos Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cwrt-Yr-Angor Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Harbour Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glyndŵr Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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