Total Crime Rate

95.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 2/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Borfa Green area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Welshpool Castle , and the 93rd 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 Borfa Green (SY21 7QE) in the last 12 months was 95.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borfa Green (SY21 7QE), the main crime hotspot is near Oak Ridge. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Borfa Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bull Dingle Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Westwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borfa Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bronwylfa Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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