Postcode · Newtown
Crime in SY16 1EA
How much crime is recorded in SY16 1EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newtown South
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,486 (2024)
SY16 1EANewtown
How safe is SY16 1EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 71.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY16 1EA area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
71.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
133
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).
SY16 1EANational
Violence and sexual offences66.223.6
Criminal damage and arson19.64.7
Public order11.04.6
Drugs8.92.4
Burglary8.99.1
Shoplifting7.78.4
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Other theft4.44.5
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
25
50
75
100
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.