Postcode · Caersws
Crime in SY17 5EA
How much crime is recorded in SY17 5EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Llanfair Caereinion & Caersws
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,290 (2024)
SY17 5EACaersws
How safe is SY17 5EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY17 5EA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 5EANational
Anti-social behaviour16.810.7
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Burglary4.89.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Other crime0.31.5
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% 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.