Crime Rate in Builth, ward

Builth has the 11th highest crime rate of 60 wards in Powys district and the 2246th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Builth in the last 12 months was 86.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% higher than the Powys district average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Builth’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 102 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 119 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Builth ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Sports/Recreation Area, with 22 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Castle Road (13 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.