Total Crime Rate

342.7 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 342.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.6 10/10
  • Burglary 28.2 10/10
  • Other theft 28.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Drugs 18.8 10/10
  • Public order 18.8 9/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.4 5/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Raven Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Welshpool Castle , and the 13th 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 Raven Street (SY21 7LR) in the last 12 months was 342.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 178.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Raven Street (SY21 7LR), the main crime hotspot is near Glan Lleddan. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Raven Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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