Postcode · Newtown
Crime in SY16 3HL
How much crime is recorded in SY16 3HL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Llanfair Caereinion & Caersws
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,248 (2024)
SY16 3HLNewtown
How safe is SY16 3HL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 10.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY16 3HL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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 3HLNational
Anti-social behaviour32.810.7
Violence and sexual offences8.523.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Burglary2.09.1
Other theft1.34.5
Public order1.34.6
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.31.5
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 27% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.