Overview of Ceredigion crime rate
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).
Ceredigion crime incidents 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 ?
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.
List of all 34 wards from high crime rate to low.
- Aberystwyth Rheidol (266.2)
- Teifi (257.6)
- Aberystwyth Morfa a Glais (211.1)
- Lampeter (113.8)
- Aberaeron and Aberarth (98.9)
- Aberystwyth Penparcau (93.8)
- Llanbadarn Fawr (80.8)
- Borth (74.2)
- Llandysul South (72.5)
- New Quay and Llanllwchaearn (69.0)
- Llannarth (65.5)
- Mwldan (63.9)
- Llansanffraid (Ceredigion) (53.5)
- Tirymynach (51.4)
- Llandyfriog (51.0)
- Tregaron and Ystrad Fflur (50.0)
- Llandysul North and Troedyraur (49.7)
- Aberporth and Y Ferwig (48.5)
- Llanfihangel Ystrad (44.7)
- Penbryn (44.6)
- Melindwr (42.8)
- Llanfarian (37.6)
- Ciliau Aeron (37.5)
- Llanrhystyd (36.9)
- Llandysilio and Llangrannog (36.8)
- Beulah and Llangoedmor (36.6)
- Ceulan a Maesmawr (33.3)
- Llangybi (31.6)
- Llangeitho (30.8)
- Faenor (30.0)
- Lledrod (28.1)
- Ystwyth (25.4)
- Trefeurig (20.9)
- Llanwenog (15.5)
Analyze trends and crime types for Ceredigion wards
Crime rates in postcode districts under Ceredigion
There are 17 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Ceredigion. Highest crime rates in SY23, SA43, SA45 .
- SY23 – 98.2
- SA43 – 90.5
- SA45 – 86.0
- SA46 – 78.9
- SA38 – 65.8
- SA41 – 61.1
- SA39 – 59.2
- SA48 – 59.0
- SA47 – 57.8
- SY20 – 50.7
- SY24 – 47.4
- SY25 – 44.1
- SA44 – 43.6
- SA40 – 40.2
- SA37 – 30.7
- SA42 – 29.5
- SA35 – 13.5
Postcode districts in Ceredigion
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