Total Crime Rate
169.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Aberystwyth Penparcau , and the 31st 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 Park Avenue (SY23 1PG) in the last 12 months was 169.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% higher than the Aberystwyth Penparcau average (106.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 78.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Avenue (SY23 1PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alexandra Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Aberystwyth Penparcau| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cae Ropos | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cae Ropos | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glyndŵr Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalybeate Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coedlan Y Llwyfen | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalybeate Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stryd Cambria | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chalybeate Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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