Aberporth and Y Ferwig
WardSouth west Ceredigion. About 3,350 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 45 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 84% of people in Aberporth and Y Ferwig live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Aberporth and Y Ferwig compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Aberporth and Y Ferwig safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Aberporth and Y Ferwig at a rate of 48.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 91.0 per 1,000 people across Ceredigion.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 16 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Aberporth and Y Ferwig.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (95), other crime (23) and anti-social behaviour (19).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Ceredigion
These figures are published for the whole of Ceredigion, not for each ward, so they describe all of Ceredigion and not Aberporth and Y Ferwig alone. See Ceredigion
Aberporth and Y Ferwig in brief
Aberporth and Y Ferwig had 3,319 usual residents at the census.
About 84% of people in Aberporth and Y Ferwig live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Aberporth and Y Ferwig, 30.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Aberporth and Y Ferwig, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.