Total Crime Rate

245.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

128.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 245.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 128.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.2 10/10
  • Burglary 28.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.6 6/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Laurel Place area has the 7th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais , and the 21st highest crime rate of 235 local areas in Ceredigion .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laurel Place (SY23 2AW) in the last 12 months was 245.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 128.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurel Place (SY23 2AW), 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 Laurel Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Stryd Cambria Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Y Stryd Fawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stryd Y Baddon Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aberystwyth —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glyndŵr Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Y Stryd Fawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Y Stryd Fawr Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Y Stryd Fawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Y Stryd Fawr Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pier Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Y Stryd Fawr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morfa Mawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morfa Mawr Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Eastgate Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Eastgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Alfred Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd Y Corfforeath Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pier Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft B4346 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stryd Y Corfforeath Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stryd Y Corfforeath Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Y Corfforeath —
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cwrt Iago Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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