Postcode district · Montgomery
Crime in SY15
How much crime is recorded in SY15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 15,107 (2024)
SY15Postcode district · Montgomery
How safe is SY15
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY15, 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
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SY15National
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
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.