Total Crime Rate

226.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

135.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 226.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 135.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.7 10/10
  • Public order 30.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Drugs 11.3 9/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Newgate Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Brecon East , and the 28th 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 Newgate Street (LD3 8DW) in the last 12 months was 226.4 per 1,000 residents and was 95.9% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 135.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newgate Street (LD3 8DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashfield Place, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newgate Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Newgate Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Newgate Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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