Total Crime Rate

135.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 135.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.4 10/10
  • Public order 14.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lon Gerylli area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Newtown Central and South , and the 54th 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 Lon Gerylli (SY16 1QH) in the last 12 months was 135.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 99.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lon Gerylli (SY16 1QH), the main crime hotspot is near Lon Maesycoed. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lon Gerylli area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Lon Maesycoed Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon Maesycoed Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lon Maesycoed
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lon Maesycoed
Sep 2025Public order Orchard Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon Maesycoed Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon Maesycoed Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon Maesycoed Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon Maesycoed Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon Gwern Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon Pantyllyn Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon Pantyllyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon Maesycoed Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon Maesycoed Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Eglwys Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Robin Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mochdre Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robin Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sgwar Rhedynen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Eglwys Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ffordd Eglwys Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Eglwys Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Robin Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sgwar Rhedynen Under investigation

Data Sources

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