Total Crime Rate
245.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
128.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Crynfryn Row 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 Crynfryn Row (SY23 2BB) 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 Crynfryn Row (SY23 2BB), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Portland Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Powell Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ffordd-Y-Mor | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ffordd-Y-Mor | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A487 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A487 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A487 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ffordd-Y-Mor | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ffordd-Y-Mor | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ffordd-Y-Mor | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd-Y-Mor | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd-Y-Mor | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd-Y-Mor | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chalybeate Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stryd Y Baddon | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cwrt Iago | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Prospect Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morfa Mawr | Offender given a caution |
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