Total Crime Rate

81.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 81.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 57.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Heol Y Garth area has the 11th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Aberystwyth Penparcau , and the 84th 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 Heol Y Garth (SY23 1TE) in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% lower than the Aberystwyth Penparcau average (82.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Y Garth (SY23 1TE), the main crime hotspot is near Maesheli. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Heol Y Garth area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cae Job Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maesheli Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Second Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fourth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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