Postcode sector · Welshpool
Crime in SY21 1
How much crime is recorded in SY21 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 1,299 (2024)
How safe is SY21 1
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY21 1, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 1National
Violence and sexual offences23.323.6
Burglary16.59.1
Shoplifting11.28.4
Public order6.84.6
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Other crime2.91.5
Drugs2.62.4
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.