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Aberystwyth Rheidol · Ceredigion

Aberystwyth Rheidol: your neighbourhood

Aberystwyth Rheidol electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 45% here, compared with 21% across Ceredigion (24 percentage points higher).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 65 or over: 18.2% here, compared with 25.7% across Ceredigion (7.6 percentage points lower).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 42.2% here, compared with 35.3% across Ceredigion (6.9 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

18.2%

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Rheidol

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

396 out of 2,181.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6.1%

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Rheidol

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

132 out of 2,179.

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People counted in the census

2,179

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Rheidol

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,179 out of 2,179.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

42.2%

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Rheidol

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

843 out of 1,997.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

54.8%

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Rheidol

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

580 out of 1,058.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

18%

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Rheidol

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

190 out of 1,058.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

46.3%

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Rheidol

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

928 out of 2,005.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

47.2%

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Rheidol

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

946 out of 2,005.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

4.3%

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Rheidol

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

86 out of 2,005.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

11.3%

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Rheidol

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

225 out of 1,997.

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Homes rented privately

45%

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Rheidol

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

471 out of 1,055.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

19.2%

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Rheidol

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

385 out of 2,005.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

14%

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Rheidol

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

147 out of 1,055.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

6.5%

21 March 2021 · Aberystwyth Rheidol

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

131 out of 2,005.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Aberystwyth Rheidol ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

427 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 473 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Aberystwyth Rheidol ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 35 mapped crimes in September 2024; 36 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Aberystwyth Rheidol
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024356
October 2024466
November 2024448
December 2024373
January 2025435
February 2025290
March 2025423
April 2025355
May 20255010
June 2025445
July 2025284
August 2025403
September 2025473
October 2025494
November 2025282
December 2025241
January 2026287
February 2026191
March 2026413
April 2026342
May 2026323
June 2026354
July 2026546
August 2026366
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Aberystwyth Rheidol
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime204
drugs51
criminal damage arson46
public order31
other theft27
shoplifting21
burglary18
possession of weapons9
vehicle crime9
other crime6
theft from the person4
bicycle theft1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Ceredigion →