Total Crime Rate

123.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.2 8/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Church Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Brecon East , and the 72nd 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 Church Street (LD3 8AR) in the last 12 months was 123.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (LD3 8AR), the main crime hotspot is near Newgate Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Newgate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trenewydd —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bailihelig Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Walnut Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Davids Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newmarch Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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