Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.2 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 101.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 10/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cwrt Penllan area has the 8th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Newtown Central and South , and the 41st highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cwrt Penllan (SY16 4HT) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 101.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cwrt Penllan (SY16 4HT), 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 Cwrt Penllan area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sgwar Rhedynen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mochdre Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol-Y-Coleg Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Heol-Y-Coleg Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Heol-Y-Coleg Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Heol-Y-Coleg Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lon Maesycoed Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Vaynor —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Vaynor Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Vaynor 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 2026Other theft Lon Pantyllyn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Eglwys Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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