Total Crime Rate

288.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 288.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.2 10/10
  • Public order 28.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Drugs 17.8 10/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Side Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Aberystwyth Penparcau , and the 12th highest crime rate of 235 local areas in Ceredigion .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Side Street (SY23 1RS) in the last 12 months was 288.3 per 1,000 residents and was 170.1% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 263.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 170.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 182.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Side Street (SY23 1RS), the main crime hotspot is near Bryn Ystwyth. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Side Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parc Dinas Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maesheli Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Second Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Piercefield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order A4120 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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