Welshpool - Castle vs Ystradgynlais

Welshpool - Castle has a safety score of 57/100 (Average) and recorded 303 crimes in the last 12 months. Ystradgynlais has a safety score of 57/100 (Average) with 248 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Welshpool - Castle shows a year-on-year crime trend of -6.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Ystradgynlais shows -1.6% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Welshpool - Castle, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (131 incidents). In Ystradgynlais, it is Violent Crime (136 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Welshpool - Castle recorded 51 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Ystradgynlais recorded 17. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Welshpool - Castle totalled 131 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 136 in Ystradgynlais. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Welshpool - Castle recorded 323 crimes (now 303, a change of -6.2%). Ystradgynlais recorded 252 crimes previously (now 248, -1.6%).

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. Welshpool - Castle has a resolution rate of 0% and Ystradgynlais has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Welshpool - Castle falls within the Dyfed-Powys Police boundary. Ystradgynlais 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 Welshpool - Castle and Ystradgynlais. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.