Total Crime Rate

367.7 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 367.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.4 10/10
  • Public order 62.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 33.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.7 10/10
  • Drugs 18.4 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Church Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Welshpool Castle , and the 11th 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 Church Road (SY21 7LN) in the last 12 months was 367.7 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 112.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 224.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (SY21 7LN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glan Lleddan (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Dolyfelin Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Brook Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jehu Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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