Total Crime Rate

61.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 19.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.7 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lon Glanyrafon area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Newtown Central and South , and the 168th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lon Glanyrafon (SY16 1QU) in the last 12 months was 61.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% lower than the Newtown Central and South average (187.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 140.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lon Glanyrafon (SY16 1QU), the main crime hotspot is near Heol-Y-Coleg. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 46 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 (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Vaynor —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Vaynor Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Herons Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herons Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minafon Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Rhedyn —
Apr 2026Other crime Heol-Y-Coleg Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Heol-Y-Coleg Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heol-Y-Coleg Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol-Y-Coleg Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Vaynor Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lon Glanyrafon Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lon Glanyrafon —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Rhedyn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lon Glanyrafon Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lon Glanyrafon Under investigation
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Data Sources

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