Postcode district · Caersws
Crime in SY17
How much crime is recorded in SY17, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 6,103 (2024)
SY17Postcode district · Caersws
How safe is SY17
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 14.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY17, 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
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SY17National
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
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.