Crime Rate in Welshpool Gungrog, ward

Welshpool Gungrog has the 29th highest crime rate of 60 wards in Powys district and the 2462nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Welshpool Gungrog in the last 12 months was 47.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% lower than the Powys district average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Welshpool Gungrog’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Welshpool Gungrog ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Foundry Lane. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.