Crime Rates at Swallow Drive, Newtown, SY16 1LB

Swallow Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Newtown Central and South , and the 21st 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 Swallow Drive (SY16 1LB) in the last 12 months was 282.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 1000.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 161.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swallow Drive (SY16 1LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pine Court, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lon Derw (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.