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Crime in SY17 5

How much crime is recorded in SY17 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Powys
Region
Wales
Population
6,103 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SY17 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY17 5, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
14.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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).

SY17 5National
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Burglary3.39.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Public order2.14.6
Other theft2.04.5
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
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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