Total Crime Rate

316.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

192.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 316.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 192.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.2 10/10
  • Public order 28.0 10/10
  • Other crime 15.5 10/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Garth Owen area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Newtown Central and South , and the 15th 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 Garth Owen (SY16 1JS) in the last 12 months was 316.8 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% higher than the Newtown Central and South average (187.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 192.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garth Owen (SY16 1JS), the main crime hotspot is near Pine Court. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Garth Owen area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lon Helyg —
Apr 2026Public order Pine Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedewain Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedewain —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glyndwr —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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