Total Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 23.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 13.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Bryn Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais , and the 51st lowest crime rate of 235 local areas in Ceredigion .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bryn Road (SY23 2EJ) in the last 12 months was 23.0 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bryn Road (SY23 2EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Thespian Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bryn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lovedon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Row —
Apr 2026Other theft Stryd Y Dollborth Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lovedon Road 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 2026Burglary Parc Y Bryn Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parc Y Bryn Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thespian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thespian Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Poplar Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stryd Y Baddon Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stryd Cambria Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Castell Brychan Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodfa'R Gogledd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovedon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lovedon Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 19 of 19

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑