Total Crime Rate

116.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 116.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

West Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Builth , and the 74th 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 West Street (LD2 3AL) in the last 12 months was 116.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% higher than the Builth average (79.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (LD2 3AL), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Western Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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