Crime Rates at Newmarch Street, Brecon, LD3 8AY

Newmarch 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 Newmarch Street (LD3 8AY) 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 Newmarch Street (LD3 8AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Davids Park (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.