Total Crime Rate

287.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 287.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 112.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Public order 24.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Aberystwyth Penparcau , and the 13th highest crime rate of 235 local areas in Ceredigion .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Crescent (SY23 1HQ) in the last 12 months was 287.9 per 1,000 residents and was 169.8% higher than the Aberystwyth Penparcau average (106.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 124.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Crescent (SY23 1HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Rhodfa Padarn. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhodfa Padarn Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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