Crap Towns / Newtown / Anti-social behaviour
How bad is anti-social behaviour in Newtown?
The police recorded 16.5 anti-social behaviour incidents per 1,000 people a year in Newtown from September 2023 to August 2026, 17% higher than the typical town's 14.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 15.1, down from 16.1 in the 12 months to August 2024.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| September 2023 to August 2024 | 16.1 | 13.7 |
| September 2024 to August 2025 | 18.3 | 13.9 |
| September 2025 to August 2026 | 15.1 | 13.3 |
| Town | Distance | Incidents per 1,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Acrefair and Cefn-mawr | 54.8 km | 23.6 |
| Leominster | 50.3 km | 19.0 |
| Llandrindod Wells | 29.7 km | 16.8 |
| Newtown | – | 16.5 |
| Shrewsbury | 44.6 km | 15.6 |
| Oswestry | 42.8 km | 15.5 |
| Aberystwyth | 52.0 km | 14.6 |
| Welshpool | 20.8 km | 14.5 |
| Ludlow | 44.2 km | 13.7 |
| Wem | 56.1 km | 10.2 |
| Bayston Hill | 41.3 km | 4.1 |
| The typical town | – | 14.1 |