Total Crime Rate

196.6 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 196.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Lon Glanyrafon area has the 7th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Newtown Central and South , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lon Glanyrafon (SY16 1QT) in the last 12 months was 196.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 117.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lon Glanyrafon (SY16 1QT), 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 Lon Glanyrafon area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Minafon Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Coleg Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Eglwys Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Eglwys Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ffordd Eglwys Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lon Dol-Y-Bont Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Vaynor Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heol Vaynor Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Heol Vaynor Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons 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 Cwrt Eglwys Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Coleg Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heol-Y-Coleg Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Heol-Y-Coleg Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Heol-Y-Coleg Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Heol-Y-Coleg Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Minafon Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Heol Pengwern Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon Dolafon Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lon Dolafon —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Coleg Under investigation
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Data Sources

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