Newtown - Central vs Welshpool - Gungrog

Newtown - Central has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 722 crimes in the last 12 months. Welshpool - Gungrog has a safety score of 68/100 (Safe) with 224 crimes. Welshpool - Gungrog scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Newtown - Central shows a year-on-year crime trend of +14.1% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Welshpool - Gungrog shows -28.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Newtown - Central, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (401 incidents). In Welshpool - Gungrog, it is Violent Crime (91 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Newtown - Central recorded 44 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Welshpool - Gungrog recorded 25. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Newtown - Central totalled 401 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 91 in Welshpool - Gungrog. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Newtown - Central recorded 633 crimes (now 722, a change of +14.1%). Welshpool - Gungrog recorded 313 crimes previously (now 224, -28.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Newtown - Central has a resolution rate of 22.5% and Welshpool - Gungrog has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Newtown - Central falls within the Dyfed-Powys Police boundary. Welshpool - Gungrog is covered by Dyfed-Powys Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Newtown - Central and Welshpool - Gungrog. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.