Crime Rates at Maesyrafon, Aberystwyth, SY23 1PL

Maesyrafon area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Aberystwyth Penparcau , and the 11th 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 292.2 per 1,000 residents and was 173.8% higher than the Aberystwyth Penparcau average (106.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 86.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maesyrafon (SY23 1PL), 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.