Postcode · Welshpool
Crime in SY21 0JG
How much crime is recorded in SY21 0JG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Machynlleth & Banwy
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,971 (2024)
SY21 0JGWelshpool
How safe is SY21 0JG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY21 0JG area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SY21 0JGNational
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft2.34.5
Public order1.54.6
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Anti-social behaviour0.810.7
Other crime0.41.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.