Crime Rates at Maesyrafon, Aberystwyth, SY23 1PL

Maesyrafon 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 Maesyrafon (SY23 1PL) 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 Maesyrafon (SY23 1PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 55 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.