Total Crime Rate

93.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
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Crime overview

Parc Merlin area has the 11th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Faenor , and the 74th highest crime rate of 235 local areas in Ceredigion .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parc Merlin (SY23 3FF) in the last 12 months was 93.6 per 1,000 residents and was 285.3% higher than the Faenor average (24.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parc Merlin (SY23 3FF), the main crime hotspot is near Parc Melin. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Parc Merlin area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parc Melin Under investigation
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Data Sources

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