Postcode · Machynlleth
Crime in SY20 8UP
How much crime is recorded in SY20 8UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Machynlleth & Banwy
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,097 (2024)
SY20 8UPMachynlleth
How safe is SY20 8UP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 8.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY20 8UP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 8UPNational
Violence and sexual offences6.923.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Public order2.34.6
Burglary2.29.1
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Other crime1.01.5
Other theft0.84.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.