Total Crime Rate

196.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 196.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 34.0 7/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Black Friars Court area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Brecon East , and the 33rd 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 Black Friars Court (LD3 8LJ) in the last 12 months was 196.2 per 1,000 residents and was 85.6% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 98.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Black Friars Court (LD3 8LJ), 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 (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Black Friars Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ger-Y-Tarell Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ger-Y-Tarell Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ashfield Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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