Crime Rate in Newtown East, ward

Newtown East has the highest crime rate of 60 wards in Powys district and the 83rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Newtown East in the last 12 months was 341.4 per 1,000 residents and was 375.1% higher than the Powys district average (71.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Newtown East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 292 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -7.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 381 (≈ 181.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Newtown East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near The Bank. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.