Crime Rates at Powis Arms Yard, Welshpool, SY21 7EE

Powis Arms Yard area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Welshpool Castle , and the 108th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Powis Arms Yard (SY21 7EE) in the last 12 months was 91.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% lower than the Welshpool Castle average (187.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Powis Arms Yard (SY21 7EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Smithfield Road, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foundry Lane (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.