Crime Rates at High Street, Brecon, LD3 7LA

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Brecon East , and the 4th 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 High Street (LD3 7LA) in the last 12 months was 613.4 per 1,000 residents and was 480.1% 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 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -47.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 111 (≈ 354.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (LD3 7LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 36 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.