Crime Rate in Llanidloes, ward

Llanidloes has the 24th highest crime rate of 60 wards in Powys district and the 3274th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Llanidloes in the last 12 months was 56.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower than the Powys district average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Llanidloes’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 123 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 147 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Llanidloes ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.