Total Crime Rate

67.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maesnewydd area has the 12th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Banwy, Llanfihangel and Llanwddyn , and the 155th 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 Maesnewydd (SY20 8XA) in the last 12 months was 67.0 per 1,000 residents and was 164.9% higher than the Banwy, Llanfihangel and Llanwddyn average (25.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maesnewydd (SY20 8XA), the main crime hotspot is near Craig Fryn. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Banwy, Llanfihangel and Llanwddyn

Crime Over Time in Maesnewydd area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bryn-Y-Gog Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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