Total Crime Rate

101.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Burglary 19.4 10/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Back Fold area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bronllys and Felin-fach , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Back Fold (HR3 5EQ) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% higher than the Bronllys and Felin-fach average (61.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Fold (HR3 5EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Street. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Back Fold area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Town Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Y Dwr Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Booth Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Booth Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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