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Crime in SY15 6

How much crime is recorded in SY15 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Powys
Region
Wales
Population
15,107 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SY15 6

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY15 6, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SY15 6National
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Burglary6.79.1
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Public order2.24.6
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs0.92.4
Other crime0.71.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 16% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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