Total Crime Rate

86.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 86.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 57.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Public order 23.0 9/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lower Canal Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Dolforwyn , and the 115th 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 Lower Canal Road (SY16 2AP) in the last 12 months was 86.2 per 1,000 residents and was 133.7% higher than the Dolforwyn average (36.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Canal Road (SY16 2AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stone Street (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Canal Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Cei Coed Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shortbridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newtown Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newtown Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newtown Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newtown Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Canal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caecamlas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Stone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwards Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newtown Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newtown Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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