Postcode · Machynlleth
Crime in SY20 9SU
How much crime is recorded in SY20 9SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bala & Mawddwy
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,257 (2024)
SY20 9SUMachynlleth
How safe is SY20 9SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY20 9SU 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
15.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
28
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 9SUNational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Burglary3.39.1
Other theft3.24.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Public order0.34.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.