Crime Rates at Arthur Street, Montgomery, SY15 6RA

Arthur Street 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 Arthur Street (SY15 6RA) 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 Arthur Street (SY15 6RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Square, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Bank (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.