Total Crime Rate

329.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.9 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 329.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 102.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 82.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.0 10/10
  • Public order 32.9 10/10
  • Burglary 20.6 10/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Aberystwyth Penparcau , and the 13th 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 Park Avenue (SY23 1PB) in the last 12 months was 329.2 per 1,000 residents and was 299.1% higher than the Aberystwyth Penparcau average (82.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 102.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (SY23 1PB), 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 Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Row 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Y Stryd Fawr Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Y Stryd Fawr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Alfred Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodfa'R Gogledd Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Poplar Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd-Y-Mor Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalybeate Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd-Y-Mor Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thespian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thespian Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ffordd-Y-Mor —
Apr 2026Other theft Ffordd-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ffordd-Y-Mor Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ffordd-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ffordd-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ffordd-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Y Stryd Fawr Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Y Stryd Fawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cae Ropos Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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