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

Plantation Lane 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 Plantation Lane (SY16 1LJ) 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 Plantation Lane (SY16 1LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pine Court, where police recorded 56 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 Plantation Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dolfach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pine Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcon Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falcon Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pine Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glyndwr —
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Data Sources

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