Postcode district · Llanymynech
Crime in SY22
How much crime is recorded in SY22, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 20,786 (2024)
How safe is SY22
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 15.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in SY22, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
SY22National
Anti-social behaviour21.610.7
Violence and sexual offences13.723.6
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Other theft2.44.5
Burglary1.89.1
Public order1.64.6
Shoplifting0.98.4
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.