Total Crime Rate

138.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.4 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 138.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.1 9/10
  • Public order 25.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Little Free Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Brecon East , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Little Free Street (LD3 7BG) in the last 12 months was 138.1 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% higher than the Brecon East average (115.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 112.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 100.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Free Street (LD3 7BG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Little Free Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brecon Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belle Vue Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Free Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Free Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Canal Side Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lon-Y-Coed Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Inferior Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Inferior Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street Inferior —
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Data Sources

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