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Crime in SY21 8

How much crime is recorded in SY21 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Powys
Region
Wales
Population
19,377 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SY21 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY21 8, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SY21 8National
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.210.7
Burglary4.49.1
Shoplifting4.28.4
Public order3.34.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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