Total Crime Rate

478.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 478.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 214.3 10/10
  • Public order 74.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.4 10/10
  • Drugs 21.7 10/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 9.3 5/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • 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

Garth Owen area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Newtown Central and South , and the 6th 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 478.3 per 1,000 residents and was 130.7% higher than the Newtown Central and South average (207.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 96 (≈ 298.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 95.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garth Owen (SY16 1JS), the main crime hotspot is near Pine Court. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 52 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Plantation Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plantation Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other crime Powys Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Powys Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Powys Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Powys Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pine Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pine Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pine Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pine Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pine Court —
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Data Sources

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