Total Crime Rate
142.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
116.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pentre Gwyn area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Berriew and Castle Caereinion , and the 59th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pentre Gwyn (SY21 8DZ) in the last 12 months was 142.3 per 1,000 residents and was 733.7% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 121.4% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 116.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 121.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pentre Gwyn (SY21 8DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Pentre Gwyn. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Severn Wynde | Formal action is not in the public interest |
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