Total Crime Rate

549.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

370.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 549.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 370.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 308.0 10/10
  • Public order 44.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.2 10/10
  • Other theft 31.3 10/10
  • Other crime 26.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Burglary 22.3 10/10
  • Drugs 22.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heol Y Coleg area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Newtown Central and South , and the 4th 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 Heol Y Coleg (SY16 1RA) in the last 12 months was 549.1 per 1,000 residents and was 192.9% higher 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 370.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Y Coleg (SY16 1RA), 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 Heol Y Coleg area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lon Glanyrafon Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Heol-Y-Coleg Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minafon Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Rhedyn —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Rhedyn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Vaynor Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Vaynor Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Vaynor —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lon Glanyrafon Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mochdre Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herons Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Heol-Y-Coleg Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lon Glanyrafon Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Herons Way 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Lon Glanyrafon —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Eglwys Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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