Crime Rates at Middletown, Welshpool, SY21 8DQ

This area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 53 local areas in Berriew and Castle Caereinion , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (SY21 8DQ) in the last 12 months was 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% higher than the Berriew and Castle Caereinion average (23.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode SY21 8DQ, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Golfa Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Middletown Residential Park (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.