Crime Rate in Machynlleth, ward

Machynlleth has the 15th highest crime rate of 60 wards in Powys district and the 3344th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Machynlleth in the last 12 months was 68.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% lower than the Powys district average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Machynlleth’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 41.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Machynlleth ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Heol Pen'Rallt. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.