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

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 Canal Road (SY16 2AS) 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 Canal Road (SY16 2AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broad Street, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canal Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caecamlas Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edwards Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shortbridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Severn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Mary'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Bank Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Bank —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Severnside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Old Church Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Old Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Broad Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wesley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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