Postcode · Newtown
Crime in SY16 2QA
How much crime is recorded in SY16 2QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newtown North
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,161 (2024)
SY16 2QANewtown
How safe is SY16 2QA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY16 2QA area, well below 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
19.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 2QANational
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Burglary5.49.1
Public order3.44.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft2.74.5
Shoplifting2.78.4
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.