Postcode · Newtown
Crime in SY16 2LU
How much crime is recorded in SY16 2LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newtown North
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,138 (2024)
SY16 2LUNewtown
How safe is SY16 2LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 67.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY16 2LU 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
67.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
134
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 2LUNational
Violence and sexual offences62.523.6
Shoplifting15.38.4
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Public order11.64.6
Criminal damage and arson10.64.7
Drugs7.72.4
Burglary6.99.1
Other theft6.54.5
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Other crime1.41.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.