Postcode · Newtown
Crime in SY16 4LY
How much crime is recorded in SY16 4LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Abermule, Churchstoke & Kerry
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,132 (2024)
SY16 4LYNewtown
How safe is SY16 4LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY16 4LY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 4LYNational
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Burglary3.79.1
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Public order1.34.6
Drugs1.22.4
Other theft1.24.5
Other crime1.11.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 89% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.