Total Crime Rate

100.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.6 10/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Banwy, Llanfihangel and Llanwddyn , and the 86th 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 High Street (SY22 5AL) in the last 12 months was 100.5 per 1,000 residents and was 297.5% higher than the Banwy, Llanfihangel and Llanwddyn average (25.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SY22 5AL), the main crime hotspot is near Bronygaer. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Banwy, Llanfihangel and Llanwddyn

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maes Myllin Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Narrow Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary A490 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maes Myllin Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maes Myllin Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maes Myllin Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Y Cain Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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