Postcode · Welshpool
Crime in SY21 0RT
How much crime is recorded in SY21 0RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Llanfair Caereinion & Caersws
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,669 (2024)
SY21 0RTWelshpool
How safe is SY21 0RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY21 0RT 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
12.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
112
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).
SY21 0RTNational
Anti-social behaviour91.810.7
Violence and sexual offences9.823.6
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Shoplifting1.38.4
Public order0.94.6
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Other crime0.41.5
Burglary0.19.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% 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.