Total Crime Rate
237.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
160.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Albion Cottages 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 Albion Cottages (SY23 1JQ) 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 Albion Cottages (SY23 1JQ), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd-Y-Mor | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Y Stryd Fawr | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Y Stryd Fawr | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Y Stryd Fawr | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Y Stryd Fawr | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Y Stryd Fawr | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd-Y-Mor | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd-Y-Mor | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | B4346 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ffordd-Y-Mor | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maes Lowri | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chalybeate Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glyndŵr Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maes Mihangel | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Y Stryd Fawr | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ffordd-Y-Mor | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Harbour Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stryd Y Corfforeath | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Prospect Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Prospect Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stryd Y Corfforeath | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Stryd Y Corfforeath | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stryd Y Corfforeath | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stryd Y Corfforeath | Awaiting court outcome |
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