Total Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Market Meadows area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Disserth and Trecoed with Newbridge , and the 154th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Market Meadows (LD1 5US) in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 111.1% higher than the Disserth and Trecoed with Newbridge average (32.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Market Meadows (LD1 5US), the main crime hotspot is near Old Market Meadows. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Market Meadows area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Market Meadows

Data Sources

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