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Crime in SY16 4

How much crime is recorded in SY16 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Powys
Region
Wales
Population
9,511 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SY16 4

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY16 4, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
39.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SY16 4National
Violence and sexual offences35.523.6
Shoplifting15.38.4
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Burglary5.59.1
Public order5.34.6
Drugs3.72.4
Other theft3.54.5
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 9% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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