Total Crime Rate
103.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Berriew and Castle Caereinion , and the 83rd 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 This (SY17 5LE) in the last 12 months was 103.2 per 1,000 residents and was 347.9% higher than the Berriew and Castle Caereinion average (23.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 162.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode SY17 5LE, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pentre'R Felin, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ael-Y-Bryn (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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