Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 91.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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.
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Crime overview

Penybont Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Aberystwyth Penparcau , and the 76th 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 Penybont Road (SY23 3RB) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% higher than the Aberystwyth Penparcau average (82.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penybont Road (SY23 3RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Padarn Lane, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brynrheidol (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penybont Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brynrheidol Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pen-Y-Graig —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Llan Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Brynrheidol Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Iwan Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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