What is the crime rate in powys?

As of March 2026, powys has an annual crime rate of 64.37 per 1,000 residents, based on 819 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does powys rank nationally for crime?

powys ranks #206 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in powys?

The most common crime type in powys is Violence & Sexual Offences with 382 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 46.6% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Dyfed-Powys Police Police

powys Crime Intelligence Report

powys recorded 819 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 6.15 per 1,000 residents. This places powys at #206 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 27.8% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 4.6% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

819

trending_up +27.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

64.37per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#92of 330

Ranked by annual rate

National Population

133,169

Estimated population

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Crime Incident

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Brynawelon Map	Violence and sexual offences: 24 Criminal damage and arson: 12	24
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 31	31
On or near Dol Henrhyd Map	Violence and sexual offences: 18 Criminal damage and arson: 6	18
On or near Sports/Recreation Area Map	Vehicle crime: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 6	6
On or near Station Road Map	Violence and sexual offences: 12	12
On or near Supermarket Map	Violence and sexual offences: 10	10
On or near Parking Area Map	Criminal damage and arson: 10	10
On or near Mill Street Map	Violence and sexual offences: 9	9
On or near Broad Street Map	Shoplifting: 8	8
On or near Parking Area Map	Other theft: 6 Vehicle crime: 2	6

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

819 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

382

46.6%

Criminal Damage & Arson

11.4%

Anti-social Behaviour

10.1%

Other Theft

7.1%

Public Order

6.3%

Drug Offences

4.3%

Burglary

4.0%

Shoplifting

3.9%

Vehicle Crime

2.3%

Weapons Possession

1.8%

Other Crime

1.5%

Bicycle Theft

0.2%

Theft from Person

0.2%

Robbery

0.1%

Stop & Search

March 2026

695

Total Stops

14.2%

Arrest Rate

203

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

436

Offensive weapons

Stolen goods

Articles for use in criminal damage

Article for use in theft

Evidence of offences under the Act

Outcome

A no further action disposal525

Arrest99

Not recorded24

Community resolution23

Summons / charged by post21

Caution (simple or conditional)3

Gender

Male587

Female101

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

87.0%

White

5.6%

Black

4.9%

Asian

2.4%

Other

Stop & search data published by South Wales Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

57 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Newtown Central and South	85	154.1
2	Llandrindod North	16	117.3
3	Llandrindod South	60	108.2
4	Newtown East	53	105.9
5	Aber-craf and Ystradgynlais	48	96.2

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Berriew and Castle Caereinion	3	1.5
shield	Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant and Llansilin	3	1.3
shield	Yscir with Honddu Isaf and Llanddew	1	0.6
shield	Llandrinio	4	1.9
shield	Llangunllo with Norton	5	2.8

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +27.8%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +4.6%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.3%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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