Total Crime Rate
108.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Maesheli area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Aberystwyth Penparcau , and the 61st 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 Maesheli (SY23 1TA) in the last 12 months was 108.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 78.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maesheli (SY23 1TA), 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.
View Crime In Aberystwyth Penparcau| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Second Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Piercefield Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parc Dinas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maesheli | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Second Avenue | Under investigation |
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