Total Crime Rate

94.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bronwylfa Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Welshpool Castle , and the 102nd 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 Bronwylfa Road (SY21 7RD) in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bronwylfa Road (SY21 7RD), the main crime hotspot is near Borfa Green. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Bronwylfa Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borfa Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryn Glas Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clos Bryn-Y-Ddol Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryn-Y-Ddol —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kerrison Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kerrison Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kerrison Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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