Postcode · Caersws
Crime in SY17 5DF
How much crime is recorded in SY17 5DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Llanidloes, Blaen Hafren & Llandinam
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,425 (2024)
SY17 5DFCaersws
How safe is SY17 5DF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY17 5DF area, 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
13.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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).
SY17 5DFNational
Violence and sexual offences11.123.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.02.4
Other theft0.94.5
Burglary0.19.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 53% 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.