Total Crime Rate

237.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

160.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 237.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 160.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.1 10/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Albion 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.

Crime Over Time in Albion Cottages area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd-Y-Mor Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Y Stryd Fawr Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Y Stryd Fawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Y Stryd Fawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Y Stryd Fawr Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Y Stryd Fawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd-Y-Mor Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft B4346 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ffordd-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maes Lowri Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalybeate Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glyndŵr Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maes Mihangel Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Y Stryd Fawr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ffordd-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Harbour Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Y Corfforeath
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prospect Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prospect Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd Y Corfforeath Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stryd Y Corfforeath Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Stryd Y Corfforeath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stryd Y Corfforeath Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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