Crime Rate in Brecon West, ward

Brecon West has the 14th highest crime rate of 60 wards in Powys district and the 3307th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Brecon West in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% lower than the Powys district average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Brecon West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 176 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 209 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Brecon West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Heol Y Ffynnon. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.