Postcode · Newtown
Crime in SY16 2QB
How much crime is recorded in SY16 2QB, 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 2QBNewtown
How safe is SY16 2QB
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 2QB 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
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SY16 2QBNational
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.