Crime Rates at Lon Maesycoed, Newtown, SY16 1QQ

Lon Maesycoed 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 Maesycoed (SY16 1QQ) 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 Maesycoed (SY16 1QQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Falcon Court, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lon Maesycoed (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.