Postcode · Caersws
Crime in SY17 5PS
How much crime is recorded in SY17 5PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Llanidloes, Blaen Hafren & Llandinam
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,388 (2024)
SY17 5PSCaersws
How safe is SY17 5PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY17 5PS 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
12.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 5PSNational
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Violence and sexual offences9.723.6
Burglary3.69.1
Other theft2.24.5
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Public order1.54.6
Drugs1.22.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% 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.