Total Crime Rate
746.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lon Yr Ywen area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Banwy, Llanfihangel and Llanwddyn , and the 2nd 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 Lon Yr Ywen (SY22 6JT) in the last 12 months was 746.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2281.1% higher than the Banwy, Llanfihangel and Llanwddyn average (31.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 173 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 432.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lon Yr Ywen (SY22 6JT), the main crime hotspot is near Lôn Yr Ywen. Police recorded 99 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Llangyniew and Meifod| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lôn Yr Ywen | — |
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