Total Crime Rate
446.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Llys Lelog area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Newtown Central and South , and the 7th 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 Llys Lelog (SY16 1PU) in the last 12 months was 446.2 per 1,000 residents and was 115.2% 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 98 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 110 (≈ 348.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Llys Lelog (SY16 1PU), the main crime hotspot is near Lon Derw. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newtown Central and South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lon Gwern | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lon Derw | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lon Pinwydd | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lon Pinwydd | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lon Pinwydd | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Robin Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robin Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lon Rhosod | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lon Derw | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Robin Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lon Derw | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lon Derw | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Orchard Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lon Rhosod | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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