Total Crime Rate

218.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 218.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.3 10/10
  • Public order 42.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Maes Y Foel area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Banwy, Llanfihangel and Llanwddyn , and the 26th 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 Maes Y Foel (SY22 6AJ) in the last 12 months was 218.3 per 1,000 residents and was 763.6% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 176.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 162.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maes Y Foel (SY22 6AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Dyffryn Foel. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maes Y Foel area

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Data Sources

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