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Crime in Ceredigion by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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1,356crimes recordedJune to August 2026
-50%on the 3 months beforeless crime
Ystrad Meuriglowest rate1.8 per 1,000 a year
36.2middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Cardigan (2%), Aberystwyth (17%) and Penparcau (18%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1AberystwythSY23 · 16,657 residents 134.5▲ 17%violence
2PenparcauSY23 · 18,175 residents 124.1▲ 18%violence
3CardiganSA43 · 6,276 residents 103.3▲ 2%violence
4AdparSA38 · 2,126 residents 101.6▲ 2%violence
5LampeterSA48 · 4,111 residents 59.4▼ 34%violence
6AberporthSA43 · 2,183 residents 51.3▲ 33%violence
7BorthSY24 · 1,955 residents 47.1▲ 21%violence
8Bow StreetSY24 · 1,769 residents 36.2–violence
9Ystrad AeronSA48 · 2,036 residents 31.4–violence
10FelinfachSA48 · 2,036 residents 31.4–violence
11Upper BorthSY24 · 1,955 residents 28.6–violence
12Tal-y-bontSY24 · 1,863 residents 27.9–violence
13Penrhyn-cochSY23 · 1,774 residents 22.5▼ 33%violence
14BrynhoffnantSA44 · 1,981 residents 14.1–violence
15LlanilarSY23 · 2,008 residents 8–burglary
16Ystrad MeurigSY25 · 2,204 residents 1.8–violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Ceredigion have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Ystrad Meurig, Llanilar, Brynhoffnant, Penrhyn-coch and Tal-y-bont.

Which areas of Ceredigion have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Aberystwyth, Penparcau, Cardigan, Adpar and Lampeter.

Is crime going up or down in Ceredigion?

Across Ceredigion, 1,356 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 50% fewer than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.