Crime Rate in Newtown West, ward

Newtown West has the 17th lowest crime rate of 60 wards in Powys district and the 1288th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Newtown West in the last 12 months was 35.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% lower than the Powys district average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Newtown West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Newtown West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near The Orchard. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.