Total Crime Rate

211.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.7 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 211.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 143.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Swallow Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Newtown Central and South , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swallow Drive (SY16 1LA) in the last 12 months was 211.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 154.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swallow Drive (SY16 1LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lon Maesycoed, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Falcon Court (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swallow Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dolfach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lon Afallen Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sgwar Rhedynen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Afallen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Afallen Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robin Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robin Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lon Maesycoed Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pine Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lon Afallen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Yr Ehedydd Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcon Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcon Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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