Total Crime Rate

303.0 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 303.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.6 10/10
  • Public order 41.7 10/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howell Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Welshpool Castle , and the 17th 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 303.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% 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 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Howell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A458 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4381 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs B4381 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B4381 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order A458 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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