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Crime in SY21 9

How much crime is recorded in SY21 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Powys
Region
Wales
Population
17,885 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SY21 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY21 9, 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
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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 9National
Anti-social behaviour36.410.7
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order3.14.6
Burglary3.09.1
Other theft2.64.5
Drugs1.62.4
Shoplifting1.48.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 12% 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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