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Crime and justice in Powys

Welsh council

North Wales. 134,843 people in 5,195 square kilometres, the 8th most sparsely populated council in the UK.

13 layers about crime and justice for Powys, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Crime and ASB by neighbourhood

Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026

Under 323 or more

Powys’s 79 neighbourhoods range from 1 to 75.

Crime and anti-social behaviour

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
843
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Crime and anti-social behaviour: Powys among every council313 areas from 19 to 12,917. The middle area is 1,167. Powys is 843.

Anti-social behaviour

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,853
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Anti-social behaviour: Powys among every council313 areas from 4 to 13,969. The middle area is 2,093. Powys is 1,853.

Burglary

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
335
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Burglary: Powys among every council313 areas from 6 to 6,781. The middle area is 406. Powys is 335.

Criminal damage and arson

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
925
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Criminal damage and arson: Powys among every council313 areas from 6 to 11,365. The middle area is 978. Powys is 925.

Drug offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
389
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Drug offences: Powys among every council313 areas from 2 to 7,670. The middle area is 369. Powys is 389.

Other crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
1,684
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Other crime: Powys among every council313 areas from 22 to 25,019. The middle area is 2,187. Powys is 1,684.

Recorded crime rate

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
76.6 per 1,000
Worked out by Open Index · Aug 2026

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Powys at a rate of 76.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 96.7 per 1,000 people across Wales.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Against Wales
21% lower96.7 per 1,000
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Recorded crime rate: Powys among every council313 areas from 39.3 per 1,000 to 618.2 per 1,000. The middle area is 85.3 per 1,000. Powys is 76.6 per 1,000.

Robbery

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
22
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Robbery: Powys among every council313 areas from 0 to 3,601. The middle area is 101. Powys is 22.

Shoplifting

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
310
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Shoplifting: Powys among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,621. The middle area is 1,038. Powys is 310.

Theft from the person

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
29
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Theft from the person: Powys among every council313 areas from 0 to 17,267. The middle area is 54. Powys is 29.

Vehicle crime

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
204
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Vehicle crime: Powys among every council313 areas from 2 to 12,181. The middle area is 513. Powys is 204.

Violence and sexual offences

CouncilEngland, Wales and Northern Ireland only
4,572
Police.uk · Aug 2026
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Violence and sexual offences: Powys among every council313 areas from 49 to 62,950. The middle area is 4,756. Powys is 4,572.

Street-level crime

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Published as points, so there is no single figure for Powys. The map shows each one.

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