Total Crime Rate

132.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 132.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heol Vaynor area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Newtown Central and South , and the 65th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heol Vaynor (SY16 1RL) in the last 12 months was 132.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 83.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Vaynor (SY16 1RL), 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 Vaynor area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Heol-Y-Coleg Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lon Glanyrafon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Glandwr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clos Glandwr 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Rhedyn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Heol-Y-Coleg Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lon Glanyrafon —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lon Glanyrafon Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lon Glanyrafon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol-Y-Coleg Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Heol-Y-Coleg Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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