Total Crime Rate

678.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 678.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 397.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.5 10/10
  • Public order 49.1 10/10
  • Drugs 35.7 10/10
  • Other theft 35.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Other crime 22.3 10/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Robbery 8.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • 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

Heol Y Coleg area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Newtown Central and South , and the 2nd 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 678.6 per 1,000 residents and was 227.3% higher 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 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 366.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 105 (≈ 468.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Eglwys Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mochdre Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Drugs Ffordd Eglwys Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Shoplifting Minafon Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Heol-Y-Coleg Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Heol Pengwern Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lon Dolafon —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon Dolafon Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol-Y-Coleg Under investigation
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Data Sources

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