Crime Rate in Rhayader, ward

Rhayader has the 9th highest crime rate of 60 wards in Powys district and the 1993rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Rhayader in the last 12 months was 94.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% higher than the Powys district average (71.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rhayader’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 115 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 59.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rhayader ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Heol-Y-Brenin. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.