Total Crime Rate

287.7 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 287.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.1 10/10
  • Public order 41.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.4 8/10
  • Drugs 22.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.7 10/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Other crime 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

Dan Y Gaer Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Brecon East , and the 20th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dan Y Gaer Road (LD3 7DU) in the last 12 months was 287.7 per 1,000 residents and was 172.0% higher than the Brecon East average (105.8 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 123.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dan Y Gaer Road (LD3 7DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Lane (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dan Y Gaer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4601 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Free Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Superior Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Superior Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4601 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B4601 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order B4601 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Watergate Under investigation
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Data Sources

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