Total Crime Rate

238.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 238.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.7 5/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bridge Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais , and the 22nd 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 Bridge Street (SY23 1QB) in the last 12 months was 238.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.9% higher than the Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais average (164.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Street (SY23 1QB), 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 Bridge Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aberystwyth —
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Eastgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cwrt Iago Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft B4346 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Harbour Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tan Y Cae Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Cwrt-Yr-Angor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pier Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pier Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A487 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chalybeate Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Y Corfforeath —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A487 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd Y Corfforeath Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stryd Y Corfforeath Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Stryd Y Corfforeath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stryd Y Corfforeath Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prospect Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Prospect Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Y Stryd Fawr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Y Stryd Fawr Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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