Total Crime Rate

78.2 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 78.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
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

North Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Brecon East , and the 127th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around North Road (LD3 9DR) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around North Road (LD3 9DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Lane, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coryton Close (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maendu Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coryton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Watergate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maendu Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Superior Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Superior Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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