Total Crime Rate

85.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bridge Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Brecon East , and the 116th 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 Bridge Street (LD3 8AH) in the last 12 months was 85.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Street (LD3 8AH), the main crime hotspot is near Church Lane. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bridge Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Watergate Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Superior Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maendu Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maendu Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Superior Under investigation
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Data Sources

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