Total Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Primrose Hill area has the 11th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Aberystwyth Penparcau , and the 71st highest crime rate of 235 local areas in Ceredigion .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Primrose Hill (SY23 3SE) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% lower than the Aberystwyth Penparcau average (106.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 157.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 185.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Hill (SY23 3SE), the main crime hotspot is near Brynrheidol. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Primrose Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Heol Iwan Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Heol Iwan Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Padarn Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynrheidol Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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