Crime Rates at South Road, Aberystwyth, SY23 1JL

South Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais , and the 7th 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 South Road (SY23 1JL) in the last 12 months was 352.9 per 1,000 residents and was 101.2% higher than the Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais average (175.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -61.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 183.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (SY23 1JL), the main crime hotspot is near Y Stryd Fawr. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.