Postcode · Welshpool
Crime in SY21 7SU
How much crime is recorded in SY21 7SU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Welshpool
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,534 (2024)
SY21 7SUWelshpool
How safe is SY21 7SU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 59.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SY21 7SU area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
59.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
108
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 7SUNational
Violence and sexual offences54.023.6
Anti-social behaviour14.910.7
Public order9.34.6
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Burglary7.19.1
Shoplifting5.68.4
Other theft3.44.5
Other crime2.91.5
Drugs2.72.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.