Crime Rates at Middletown, Welshpool, SY21 8DF

This area has the 17th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Berriew and Castle Caereinion , and the 184th lowest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (SY21 8DF) in the last 12 months was 40.5 per 1,000 residents and was 137.0% higher than the Berriew and Castle Caereinion average (17.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode SY21 8DF, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chestnut Drive, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Middletown Residential Park (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.