Total Crime Rate

35.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 35.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Castle Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Builth , and the 147th lowest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Street (LD2 3BN) in the last 12 months was 35.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (LD2 3BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broad Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tarrant Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spring Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Oaklands Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Troed Y Bryn Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Troed Y Bryn Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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