Total Crime Rate

283.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

182.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 283.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 182.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 146.6 10/10
  • Public order 35.8 10/10
  • Drugs 29.3 10/10
  • Other theft 19.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lon Cwm area has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Llandrindod North , and the 20th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lon Cwm (LD1 6BE) in the last 12 months was 283.4 per 1,000 residents and was 120.8% higher than the Llandrindod North average (128.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 182.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lon Cwm (LD1 6BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holcombe Drive (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lon Cwm area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunny Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Loncwm Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laurel Gardens —
Apr 2026Drugs Brookland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Ithon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ithon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ithon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Troed Y Rhiw —
Apr 2026Public order Sunny Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunny Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clar Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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