Total Crime Rate

313.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 313.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 176.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.8 9/10
  • Public order 28.8 10/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kingshead Lane area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Builth , and the 15th 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 Kingshead Lane (LD2 3DR) in the last 12 months was 313.0 per 1,000 residents and was 292.2% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 205.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingshead Lane (LD2 3DR), 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 Kingshead Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Troed Y Bryn Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Troed Y Bryn Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Spring Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tarrant Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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