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

Alfred 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 Alfred Place (SY23 2BS) 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 Alfred Place (SY23 2BS), 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 Alfred Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodfa'R Gogledd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aberystwyth —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morfa Mawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morfa Mawr Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glyndŵr Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Drugs Stryd Cambria Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pier Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Powell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A487 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A487 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A487 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stryd Y Baddon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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