Total Crime Rate

300.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 300.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Public order 25.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.2 7/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 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

Severn Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Welshpool Castle , and the 18th 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 Severn Street (SY21 7AB) in the last 12 months was 300.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% higher than the Welshpool Castle average (194.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 181.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 58.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Severn Street (SY21 7AB), the main crime hotspot is near Berriew Street. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Severn Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A458 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4381 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs B4381 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B4381 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A458 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berriew Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berriew Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Berriew Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Berriew Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Berriew Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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