Total Crime Rate

151.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 151.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.1 9/10
  • Public order 19.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heol Sant Cynog area has the 7th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Aber-craf and Ystradgynlais , and the 44th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heol Sant Cynog (SA9 1BR) in the last 12 months was 151.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% higher than the Aber-craf and Ystradgynlais average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 90.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Sant Cynog (SA9 1BR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bus/Coach Station, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Derwen Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Sant Cynog area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maescynog Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhestr Fawr Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Brynawel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Heol Sant Cynog Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Derwen Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Ystradgynlais Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
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Data Sources

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