Postcode district · Llanidloes
Crime in SY18
How much crime is recorded in SY18, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 10,363 (2024)
SY18Postcode district · Llanidloes
How safe is SY18
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY18, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).
SY18National
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Burglary3.79.1
Public order3.64.6
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.61.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.