Crime Rates at Princess Street, Aberystwyth, SY23 1DX

Princess Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais , and the 23rd 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 Princess Street (SY23 1DX) in the last 12 months was 237.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 160.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Street (SY23 1DX), 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.