Crime Rates at Great Darkgate Street, Aberystwyth, SY23 1DW

Great Darkgate Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais , and the 17th 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 Great Darkgate Street (SY23 1DW) in the last 12 months was 281.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.8% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 158.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Darkgate Street (SY23 1DW), 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.