Total Crime Rate

100.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Llys Eglwys area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Newtown Central and South , and the 87th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Llys Eglwys (SY16 1LP) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Llys Eglwys (SY16 1LP), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Vaynor. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Llys Eglwys area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Coleg Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heol Vaynor Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Heol Vaynor Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Coleg Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Coleg Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Coleg Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mochdre Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heol Vaynor Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Vaynor Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heol-Y-Coleg Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ffordd Eglwys Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lon Dol-Y-Bont Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Heol-Y-Coleg Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Eglwys Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Heol-Y-Coleg Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Eglwys Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Eglwys Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Heol-Y-Coleg Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon Pantyllyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon Pantyllyn Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Orchard Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Heol Vaynor Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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