Crime and Safety in Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn is the most dangerous small town in the preserved county of Powys, and is among the top 10 most dangerous overall out of Powys's 111 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn in 2026 is 115 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares poorly to Powys's overall crime rate, coming in 99% higher than the Powys rate of 58 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn is the 50th most dangerous small town, and the 481st most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In January 2025, Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn had the worst crime rate in Powys for robbery, with 1 crime reported and a crime rate of 0.07 per 1,000 daytime population. January 2025 was also a bad month for Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn residents, when it was Powys's most dangerous area for theft from the person, recording 2 crimes at a rate of 0.14 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn are violence and sexual offences, with 852 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 62. This is 7% lower than 2025's figure of 918 offences and a difference of 4.71 from 2025's crime rate of 66. Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn's least common crime is robbery, with 6 offences recorded in 2026, a decrease of 14% from 2025's figure of 7 crimes.
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 2026 Crime Scorecard
Most Dangerous
Small Towns, Powys
88% higher, regional crime rate
Wales
60% higher, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn is 88% higher than Wales and 60% higher than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Crime Rate Over Time
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Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn's 425 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
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Crime Risk Scores
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn has a crime risk score of 768. This is based on analysis of 425 nearby areas within Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn, crime risk scores are typically around 768, while in Powys they are average 721.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 799 (708 for Powys), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 787 (Powys 715).
Trends in Crime Risk
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Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
The 10-year trend indicates an increase of 7% in Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn's crime risk score is down by 8%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.
Over the last year, Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn's crime risk score has shown a downward trend of approximately 12%, indicating that the risk profile is going down. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
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The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Possession of Weapons offences have a crime rate of 2.43 reports per 1,000 people in Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn, which is 2.86 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 34 crime reports logged by Dyfed-Powys Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, Dyfed-Powys Police recorded 92 reports of Drugs in Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn, resulting in a crime rate of 6.64 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 2.15.
The crime rate for Violence and Sexual Offences is 2.03 times the national average at 62 reports per 1,000. This is from 852 crime reports reported to Dyfed-Powys Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
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Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Vehicle Crime offences are trending upwards, though the CrimeRate Index three years ago is too low to measure, and the trend should be reviewed with caution.
Possession of Weapons offences are trending upwards, though the CrimeRate Index three years ago is too low to measure, and the trend should be reviewed with caution.
Drugs offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.57 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Drugs CrimeRate Index was 1.05 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 50% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
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Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Criminal Damage and Arson offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.74 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Criminal Damage and Arson CrimeRate Index was 0.35 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 397% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn | Powys | Wales | |||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 168 | 12.14 | 0.86 | 1,375 | 9.46 | 0.67 | 37,683 | 10.96 | 0.78 |
| Bicycle Theft | 16 | 1.13 | 2.22 | 29 | 0.19 | 0.30 | 1,599 | 0.46 | 0.63 |
| Burglary | 56 | 4.06 | 1.30 | 352 | 2.44 | 0.78 | 6,704 | 1.94 | 0.62 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 161 | 11.66 | 1.86 | 918 | 6.30 | 1.00 | 21,045 | 6.12 | 0.97 |
| Drugs | 92 | 6.64 | 2.15 | 393 | 2.71 | 0.88 | 7,344 | 2.14 | 0.69 |
| Other Crime | 39 | 2.81 | 1.52 | 238 | 1.63 | 0.88 | 6,008 | 1.76 | 0.95 |
| Other Theft | 86 | 6.22 | 1.09 | 572 | 3.93 | 0.69 | 13,307 | 3.88 | 0.68 |
| Possession of Weapons | 34 | 2.43 | 2.86 | 123 | 0.85 | 1.00 | 2,296 | 0.68 | 0.80 |
| Public Order | 146 | 10.55 | 1.82 | 784 | 5.40 | 0.93 | 23,747 | 6.91 | 1.19 |
| Robbery | 6 | 0.42 | 0.86 | 21 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 1,461 | 0.43 | 0.36 |
| Shoplifting | 82 | 5.93 | 0.91 | 261 | 1.79 | 0.25 | 19,180 | 5.58 | 0.78 |
| Theft From the Person | 6 | 0.43 | 1.08 | 31 | 0.22 | 0.14 | 1,019 | 0.28 | 0.18 |
| Vehicle Crime | 22 | 1.58 | 0.49 | 196 | 1.37 | 0.32 | 8,617 | 2.52 | 0.59 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 852 | 61.58 | 2.03 | 4,509 | 31.03 | 1.02 | 99,099 | 28.83 | 0.95 |
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Total Crime by Year
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn | Powys | Wales | |||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 1,598 | 115.44 | 1.69 | 8,427 | 58.01 | 0.81 | 211,426 | 61.53 | 0.85 |
| 2025 | 1,760 | 127.55 | 1.80 | 8,684 | 60.30 | 0.82 | 257,229 | 75.28 | 1.02 |
| 2024 | 1,033 | 75.13 | 1.30 | 4,940 | 34.45 | 0.49 | 238,672 | 70.43 | 0.93 |
| 2023 | 2,093 | 153.30 | 2.04 | 10,146 | 71.07 | 0.91 | 255,615 | 75.95 | 0.96 |
| 2022 | 1,698 | 125.36 | 1.75 | 9,105 | 64.50 | 0.85 | 245,565 | 73.85 | 0.96 |
| 2021 | 1,173 | 88.10 | 1.35 | 6,918 | 49.60 | 0.73 | 217,266 | 65.68 | 0.96 |
| 2020 | 1,192 | 90.57 | 1.32 | 6,639 | 48.18 | 0.66 | 237,502 | 72.15 | 0.97 |
| 2019 | 1,317 | 99.49 | 1.37 | 6,659 | 48.41 | 0.64 | 244,905 | 74.66 | 0.98 |
| 2018 | 1,303 | 98.13 | 1.44 | 6,331 | 45.86 | 0.65 | 218,341 | 66.57 | 0.94 |
| 2017 | 1,073 | 81.21 | 1.34 | 5,663 | 40.93 | 0.65 | 199,059 | 60.80 | 0.95 |
| 2016 | 364 | 27.61 | 1.49 | 1,689 | 12.23 | 0.65 | 61,849 | 18.94 | 0.99 |
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Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Compared to Nearby Small Towns
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| Small Town | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn | 1,598 | 115.44 | - |
| Ystradgynlais | 697 | 79.92 | 31% safer |
| Brecon | 786 | 80.68 | 30% safer |
Comparing Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 31% safer |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 28% safer |
| Sheffield | 84.09 | 27% safer |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 15% safer |
| Bristol | 104.64 | 9% safer |
| Birmingham | 105.05 | 9% safer |
| Liverpool | 106.48 | 8% safer |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 7% safer |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 7% safer |
| Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn | 115.44 | - |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 8% more dangerous |
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Offences In and Around Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn's Parks & Leisure Spaces
Limited to spaces in Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others |
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| Dolerw Park | 6 | 6 | 3 | - | 22 | 14 |
| Canolfan Hamdden Maldwyn | 12 | 2 | 9 | - | 51 | 29 |
Recent Crimes in Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn
The 20 most recent crime reports in Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Lon Helyg | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Cedewain | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Brimmon Close | |
| April 2026 | Burglary | On or near Old Church Street | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Broad Street | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Old Church Street | |
| April 2026 | Other theft | On or near New Road | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Severnside | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Pine Court | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Supermarket | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Supermarket | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Old Church Street | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Supermarket | |
| April 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Supermarket | |
| April 2026 | Theft from the person | On or near Cwrt Croesawdy | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Llys Afallen | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Supermarket | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Llys Afallen | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Cwrt Croesawdy | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Cwrt Cei Coed |
Methodology & Data Sources
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Crime Report
Data Sources & Processing
Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.
Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn during June 2026 will typically become available in August 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Data Points
For Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2023 release of their Parishes and Non Civil Parished Areas dataset, using the PARNCP23CD column value W04000335.
Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn's daytime - or "workday" - population of 14,166 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.
All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.
Calculating Crime Rates
CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.
Crime Risk Score Calculations
CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.
Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.
Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.
The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn