Total Crime Rate

442.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

243.5 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 442.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 243.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 183.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.2 10/10
  • Public order 56.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 56.2 8/10
  • Drugs 26.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 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

Stanley Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais , and the 8th highest crime rate of 235 local areas in Ceredigion .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stanley Road (SY23 1LS) in the last 12 months was 442.0 per 1,000 residents and was 168.3% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 243.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanley Road (SY23 1LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alexandra Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Stanley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parc Y Bryn Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parc Y Bryn Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thespian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lovedon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glyndŵr Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodfa'R Gogledd Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Drugs Thespian Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Stryd Y Dollborth Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Stryd Cambria Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Other crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lovedon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovedon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lovedon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalybeate Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Row
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Poplar Row Under investigation

Data Sources

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