Total Crime Rate

197.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.1 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 197.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 122.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.2 10/10
  • Public order 28.2 10/10
  • Other theft 23.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Heol Pentrerhedyn area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Banwy, Llanfihangel and Llanwddyn , and the 37th 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 Heol Pentrerhedyn (SY20 8DW) in the last 12 months was 197.2 per 1,000 residents and was 528.6% higher than the Banwy, Llanfihangel and Llanwddyn average (31.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 122.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heol Pentrerhedyn (SY20 8DW), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Pen'Rallt. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heol Pentrerhedyn area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Powys Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Powys Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Heol Pen'Rallt Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brickfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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