Crime Rates at Brimmon Lane, Newtown, SY16 1BY

Brimmon Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Dolforwyn , and the 114th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brimmon Lane (SY16 1BY) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 134.4% higher than the Dolforwyn average (36.9 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brimmon Lane (SY16 1BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stone Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.