Crime Rate in Rhiwcynon, ward

Rhiwcynon has the 28th highest crime rate of 60 wards in Powys district and the 2547th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Rhiwcynon in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% lower than the Powys district average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rhiwcynon’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1866.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 13.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rhiwcynon ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.