Crime Rate in Brecon East, ward

Brecon East has the 7th highest crime rate of 60 wards in Powys district and the 1556th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Brecon East in the last 12 months was 105.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% higher than the Powys district average (71.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Brecon East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 198 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 267 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Brecon East ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 48 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Camden Road (24 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.