Total Crime Rate

305.0 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 305.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.8 10/10
  • Drugs 66.0 10/10
  • Public order 25.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marine Terrace area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais , and the 9th highest crime rate of 235 local areas in Ceredigion .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marine Terrace (SY23 2AZ) in the last 12 months was 305.0 per 1,000 residents and was 73.9% higher than the Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais average (175.4 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 Shoplifting with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 150.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marine Terrace (SY23 2AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Y Stryd Fawr. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marine Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rhes Rheidol Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon Rhosmari Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Eastgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Eastgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastgate
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastgate
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Y Stryd Fawr Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Y Stryd Fawr Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Y Stryd Fawr Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Y Stryd Fawr Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Y Stryd Fawr Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon Rhosmari Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4346 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Theft from the person High Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Iago Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Iago Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cwrt Iago
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vulcan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stryd Castell Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B4346
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chalybeate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fford Portland Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area

Data Sources

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