Postcode district · Newtown
Crime in SY16
How much crime is recorded in SY16, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 23,498 (2024)
SY16Postcode district · Newtown
How safe is SY16
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 34.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY16, broadly in line with 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
34.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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).
SY16National
Violence and sexual offences30.623.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Burglary6.09.1
Shoplifting5.98.4
Public order4.74.6
Other theft3.34.5
Drugs3.02.4
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.