Total Crime Rate
150.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
101.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Caegwyn area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Llanbrynmair , and the 54th 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 Caegwyn (SY18 6DX) in the last 12 months was 150.9 per 1,000 residents and was 437.1% higher than the Llanbrynmair average (28.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 101.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Caegwyn (SY18 6DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tan-Y-Bryn, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Smithfield Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Llanidloes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tan-Y-Bryn | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Great Oak Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B4518 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penygreen Road | Under investigation |
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