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Overview of Ceredigion crime rate

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Crime overview – low.

Ranked 18th among neighboring districts, Ceredigion reported 5,555 crimes in 2023, against a population of 71,475. This corresponds to a crime rate of 77.72 per 1,000 residents, indicating a significant decrease of 21.15% from the previous year.

The most common crimes in Ceredigion include Violence and sexual offences (46.0%), Anti-social behaviour (12.2%), and Public order (11.2%), with the least frequent being Theft from the person (0.5%), Bicycle theft (0.2%), and Robbery (0.1%).

Within its 34 wards, those with the highest crime rates are Aberystwyth Rheidol (266.2), Teifi (257.6), and Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais (211.1), while the safest are Ystwyth (25.4), Trefeurig (20.9), and Llanwenog (15.5).

Looking at postcode districts within or overlapping Ceredigion, the highest crime rates are in SY23 (98.2), SA43 (90.5), and SA45 (86.0), with the safest being SA37 (30.7), SA42 (29.5), and SA35 (13.5).

In Ceredigion, there has been a noticeable increase in certain types of crime. Notably, Anti-social behaviour saw a significant rise in 2020, with a 10.57% increase. Similarly, Criminal damage and arson, Public order, and Shoplifting crimes have all seen upticks in recent years. A particular concern is the rise in Violence and sexual offences, which increased by 12.66% in 2021 and 9.25% in 2022. On the flip side, there have been decreases in some crime rates, including a notable drop in Anti-social behaviour and Violence and sexual offences in subsequent years, suggesting fluctuating crime patterns in the area.

Ceredigion crime incidents by crime type

A total of 5555 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 2553 (46.0)%
Anti-social behaviour – 676 (12.2)%
Public order – 620 (11.2)%
Criminal damage and arson – 483 (8.7)%
Other theft – 305 (5.5)%
Drugs – 285 (5.1)%
Shoplifting – 229 (4.1)%
Burglary – 144 (2.6)%
Other crime – 96 (1.7)%
Possession of weapons – 63 (1.1)%
Vehicle crime – 56 (1.0)%
Theft from the person – 25 (0.5)%
Bicycle theft – 13 (0.2)%
Robbery – 7 (0.1)%

How does Ceredigion compare against nearby areas ?

Ceredigion ranks 18th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Ceredigion is compared against

Crime rates in Ceredigion wards

There are 34 wards within Ceredigion. Aberystwyth Rheidol, Teifi, Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 34 wards from high crime rate to low.