Crime Rate in Hay, ward

Hay has the 30th lowest crime rate of 60 wards in Powys district and the 2021st lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Hay in the last 12 months was 43.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% lower than the Powys district average (70.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hay’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hay ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Wyeside Gardens. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.