Crime Rate in Welshpool Llanerchyddol, ward

Welshpool Llanerchyddol has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 60 wards in Powys district and the 285th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Welshpool Llanerchyddol in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.6% lower than the Powys district average (71.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Welshpool Llanerchyddol’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Welshpool Llanerchyddol ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Oak Ridge. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.