Postcode · Newtown
Crime in SY16 2DA
How much crime is recorded in SY16 2DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newtown North
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,921 (2024)
SY16 2DANewtown
How safe is SY16 2DA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 11.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY16 2DA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 2DANational
Violence and sexual offences10.623.6
Burglary3.59.1
Other theft2.74.5
Public order2.34.6
Drugs1.62.4
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Other crime0.71.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Shoplifting0.08.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.