Total Crime Rate

257.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.9 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 257.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 109.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.6 9/10
  • Public order 30.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Howell Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Welshpool Castle , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howell Drive (SY21 7AT) in the last 12 months was 257.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% higher than the Welshpool Castle average (187.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 109.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howell Drive (SY21 7AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Smithfield Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clerk'S Court (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Howell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smithfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clerk'S Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clerk'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clerk'S Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smithfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smithfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smithfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Smithfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mill Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Smithfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A458 Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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