Postcode · Llanidloes
Crime in SY18 6QU
How much crime is recorded in SY18 6QU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Rhayader, Newbridge-on-Wye & Elan Valley
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,572 (2024)
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How safe is SY18 6QU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY18 6QU 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
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).
SY18 6QUNational
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Other theft3.54.5
Anti-social behaviour3.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Burglary3.09.1
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Public order0.94.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 52% 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.