Total Crime Rate

41.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.1 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 41.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

North Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais , and the 82nd 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 North Road (SY23 2EP) in the last 12 months was 41.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.9% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (SY23 2EP), the main crime hotspot is near Ffordd-Y-Mor. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Other theft Ffordd-Y-Mor Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Poplar Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Poplar Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Castell Brychan Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morfa Mawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morfa Mawr Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Stryd Y Dollborth Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ffordd-Y-Mor —
Apr 2026Other theft Ffordd-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd-Y-Mor Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd-Y-Mor Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ffordd-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ffordd-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ffordd-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parc Y Bryn Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portland Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aberystwyth —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thespian Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thespian Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovedon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lovedon Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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