Total Crime Rate

136.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 136.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Welshpool Castle , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Street (SY21 7SF) in the last 12 months was 136.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% lower than the Welshpool Castle average (194.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Street (SY21 7SF), the main crime hotspot is near Berriew Street. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berriew Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Severn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs B4381 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B4381 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Bank Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order A458 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A458 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berriew Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4381 Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Berriew Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Berriew Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oldford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oldford Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jehu Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Berriew Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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