Total Crime Rate
292.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Glyndwr Road 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 Glyndwr Road (SY23 1PW) 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 Glyndwr Road (SY23 1PW), the main crime hotspot is near Y Stryd Fawr. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aberystwyth Penparcau| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Prospect Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Y Stryd Fawr | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Eastgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Eastgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastgate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastgate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Y Stryd Fawr | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Y Stryd Fawr | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Y Stryd Fawr | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ffordd-Y-Mor | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Y Stryd Fawr | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lon Rhosmari | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lon Rhosmari | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | High Street | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ffordd-Y-Mor | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ffordd-Y-Mor | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sqwâr Owain Glyndŵr | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stryd Cambria | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexandra Road | — |
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