Crime Rate in Newtown North, ward

Newtown North has the 27th lowest crime rate of 60 wards in Powys district and the 1772nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Newtown North in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% lower than the Powys district average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Newtown North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Newtown North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Canal Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.