Crime Rates at Carno, Caersws, SY17 5LL

This area has the 5th highest crime rate of 52 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 5LL) in the last 12 months was 111.4 per 1,000 residents and was 552.5% higher than the Berriew and Castle Caereinion average (17.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode SY17 5LL, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maes Y Dafarn, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tremynoddfa (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.