Total Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 62.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Maescelyn area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Brecon East , and the 165th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maescelyn (LD3 7NL) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maescelyn (LD3 7NL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Maescelyn area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechgrove —
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beechgrove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belle Vue Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lon-Y-Coed Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hawthorn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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