Postcode district · Machynlleth
Crime in SY20
How much crime is recorded in SY20, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 11,250 (2024)
SY20Postcode district · Machynlleth
How safe is SY20
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY20, 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
17.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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).
SY20National
Violence and sexual offences15.223.6
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Burglary3.79.1
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Public order2.54.6
Other theft2.04.5
Shoplifting1.58.4
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.12.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.