Crime

Latest crime data

Use our tools below to explore the latest crime data for Newtown. Latest crime data is for 2023-09.

During 2023-09 there was 163 crimes recorded in Newtown. These are outlined below:

73

Violence and sexual offences

32

Anti-social behaviour

18

Public order

17

Criminal damage and arson

7

Other theft

6

Burglary

3

Shoplifting

2

Drugs

2

Possession of weapons

1

Theft from the person

1

Vehicle crime

1

Bicycle theft

Crime data provided from data.police.uk and is updated periodically. We are not liable for any inaccuracies.

Articles tagged as 'Crime'

NEWS CRIME

Newtown drug driver banned over drug driving

A 20-year-old driver has been banned from the roads for over a year after being arrested twice within five days for drug driving in Newtown.

6 days ago

NEWS CRIME POLITICS

Commissioner seeks input on police budget

Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner, Dafydd Llywelyn, has opened a channel for residents and business owners in Newtown to voice their opinions on the proposed policing budget for the upcoming fiscal year, 2024/25.

3 weeks ago

NEWS CRIME

American XL Bully Dogs to be Banned in Wales and England

The UK Government has confirmed that American XL bully dogs will be banned in Wales and England starting from the end of the year.

1 month ago

NEWS CRIME POLITICS

Police commissioner raises concern around enforcement of 20mph

A police boss says there is a strong evidence for the roll-out of the 20mph speed limit in Wales on safety grounds, but added that officers didn’t want to be left “holding the baby” when it came to enforcing it.

1 month ago

NEWS CRIME

Woman arrested over incident at Newtown library

A woman has sustained facial injuries and broken fingers during what appears to be a robbery near Newtown Library earlier this week.

1 month ago

NEWS CRIME

Newtown man assaulted woman and damaged car

A Newtown resident is set to face sentencing next month after confessing to assaulting a woman and causing damage to her vehicle.

2 months ago

NEWS CRIME

Police investigating graveyard road

Dyfed Powys Police has launched an investigation into a disturbing incident involving a road construction project that encroached upon a graveyard near Kerry.

2 months ago

NEWS CRIME

Newtown man accused of raping teenage boy pleads not guilty

A man from Newtown has entered a not guilty plea to the charge of engaging in a sexual act with an underage individual without their consent.

2 months ago

NEWS CRIME

Local man breached sexual harm prevention order

A local man has been handed a suspended prison sentence after violating a sexual harm prevention order.

3 months ago

NEWS CRIME

Local sweet shop in hot water over trademark usage

A local sweet shop owner has found themselves in legal hot water as Trading Standards takes action against them.

3 months ago

NEWS CRIME

Newtown resident fined for dumping rubbish at local recycling site

A Newtown resident has been fined £400 for illegally depositing bags of rubbish in the cardboard recycling bank at the local community recycling site in Back Lane Carpark, located in Newtown town centre.

3 months ago

NEWS CRIME

Newtown man spat blood at police officers

A Newtown man caused turmoil for police officers after approaching them in an aggressive manner and spitting blood at them following a night out.

3 months ago

NEWS CRIME

Newtown man jailed over burgulary

A Newtown man with a lengthy criminal history has been sentenced to jail after breaking into the home of an elderly couple while they were asleep.

3 months ago

NEWS CRIME

Local man admits sexual assault on train

A woman took matters into her own hands after catching a man lifting her dress and underwear in front of fellow passengers on a train to Newtown, a court has heard.

4 months ago

NEWS CRIME

Local man in court over rape allegation

A 35 year old man from Newtown has appeared in court in over rape allegations involving a teenage boy.

4 months ago

NEWS CRIME

Police issue appeal over criminal damage to vehicles

Dyfed-Powys Police have issued an appeal for information regarding incidents of criminal damage to vehicles in Newtown.

5 months ago

NEWS CRIME NEWTOWN SOUTH

Officers called to disturbance in Garth Owen

Police officers were called to Garth Owen in Newtown following reports of a group physical altercation at approximately 10pm on Monday night.

5 months ago

NEWS CRIME NEWTOWN EAST

Man charged over violent attack

Dyfed-Powys Police have charged a 20 year old man in connection with a series of serious assaults that took place on Friday, June 9th, 2023, in the vicinity of Frankwell Street, Newtown.

5 months ago

NEWS CRIME NEWTOWN EAST

Police investigating violent assault

Dyfed-Powys Police have launched an investigation into a violent assault that took place on Frankwell Street in Newtown at approximately 5:50 pm on Friday, June 9th, 2023.

5 months ago

NEWS CRIME

Police to use drones to make local roads safer

Dyfed-Powys Police has announced the deployment of drones equipped with advanced technology to aid in the prevention of accidents on roads in Powys.

5 months ago

NEWS CRIME

Inquiry launched after body found in Llanidloes

Dyfed-Powys Police has launched a murder investigation after the body of a 34-year-old woman was discovered in the River Severn near Llanidloes on Sunday (28 May).

6 months ago

NEWS CRIME

Newtown woman refused drug test spared from ban

A woman from Newtown has been fined £407 and given four penalty points on her licence after refusing to give a sample for a drug test on multiple occasions.

6 months ago

NEWS CRIME

Newtown man outburst in court

Newtown man to remain in prison for two more weeks will remain in prison for a further two weeks before sentencing, despite pleading guilty to 11 offences including assault, harassment and making threats.

6 months ago

NEWS CRIME

Newtown man jailed for punching woman 38 times

A man has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for a vicious attack on a woman in Newtown.

6 months ago

NEWS CRIME NEWTOWN CENTRAL

Search for motorcyclist who left crash scene

Dyfed-Powys Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision that occurred on Lon Afallen, Newtown, Powys at around 6:30 pm on Saturday, May 6, 2023.

6 months ago

NEWS CRIME POLITICS

Town Council concerned at toilet vandalism

Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council has expressed concern about the ongoing issue of vandalism in the public toilets located on the Gravel and Back Lane carpark in Newtown.

6 months ago

NEWS CRIME NEWTOWN CENTRAL

Fly tipper fined

A Newtown resident has been fined for fly tipping in Trehafren

7 months ago

NEWS CRIME POLITICS NEWTOWN EAST

Town play park equipment vandalised

Newtown & Llanllwchaiarn Town Council has announced that it has been forced to remove several pieces of play equipment from the Town playpark for safety reasons.

8 months ago

NEWS CRIME NEWTOWN LLANLLWCHAIARN NORTH

Local dog must be muzzled or put down after biting a child

A Newtown resident's dog must be kept muzzled or it will be put down after it bit a three-year-old girl.

8 months ago

NEWS CRIME

Pensioner to be sentenced later this year for Newtown rapes

A man in his 70s has admitted to sexually assaulting and raping a girl between 2009 and 2015 in Newtown.

8 months ago

NEWS CRIME

Local man denies charges of malicious wounding

A Newtown resident named Leigh Peter Dobson, aged 33, is set to stand trial for causing serious bodily harm to two men in separate incidents in the town.

8 months ago

NEWS CRIME

Police clamping down on phone using drivers

Drivers are four times more likely to crash if they’re using a phone, police have warned as they support a national road safety campaign.

9 months ago

NEWS CRIME NEWTOWN EAST

Appeal over verbally abusive incident

Dyfed Powys Police are appealing for witnesses to a 'verbally abusive' incident which took place in the town centre.

1 year ago

NEWS CRIME ANALYSIS

Crime in Newtown in July 22

According to official data there was 178 crimes recorded in Newtown during June, including 70 violent or sexual offences.

1 year ago

NEWS ANALYSIS CRIME

Have you watched 'Most Hated Man on the Internet' on Netflix?

You'll be glad to know that sharing of intimate images or 'revenge porn' is a criminal offence in England and Wales.

1 year ago

NEWS ANALYSIS CRIME

Crime in Newtown in June 22

There was 165 crimes recorded in Newtown during June, including 88 violent or sexual offences.