Postcode district · Welshpool
Crime in SY21
How much crime is recorded in SY21, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 29,978 (2024)
SY21Postcode district · Welshpool
How safe is SY21
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY21, 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
19.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
SY21National
Anti-social behaviour22.110.7
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Burglary4.19.1
Public order3.14.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Shoplifting2.88.4
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% 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.