Postcode · Machynlleth
Crime in SY20 8FA
How much crime is recorded in SY20 8FA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Machynlleth & Banwy
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,098 (2024)
SY20 8FAMachynlleth
How safe is SY20 8FA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY20 8FA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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).
SY20 8FANational
Violence and sexual offences26.023.6
Burglary7.89.1
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Public order4.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft2.14.5
Other crime1.81.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.