Total Crime Rate
102.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chapel Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Berriew and Castle Caereinion , and the 85th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chapel Place (SY15 6QZ) in the last 12 months was 102.5 per 1,000 residents and was 344.5% higher than the Berriew and Castle Caereinion average (23.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 69.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 240.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 179.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chapel Place (SY15 6QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Market Square. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Berriew and Castle Caereinion| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kerry Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kerry Street | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lions Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Bank | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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