Total Crime Rate

309.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

197.8 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 309.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 197.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 169.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.0 10/10
  • Public order 28.8 10/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Castle Road area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Builth , and the 16th 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 Castle Road (LD2 3EG) in the last 12 months was 309.4 per 1,000 residents and was 258.3% higher than the Builth average (86.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 197.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Road (LD2 3EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strand Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarrant Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Tarrant Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tarrant Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tarrant Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarrant Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Troed Y Bryn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Troed Y Bryn Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Troed Y Bryn Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Troed Y Bryn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarrant Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarrant Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarrant Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cysgod Y Castell Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cysgod Y Castell Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Castle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llanelwedd Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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