Crime Rate in Caersws, ward

Caersws has the 27th highest crime rate of 60 wards in Powys district and the 2585th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Caersws in the last 12 months was 49.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower than the Powys district average (71.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Caersws’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 136.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 97.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Caersws ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Gerddi Cledan. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.