Total Crime Rate

120.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 9.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Johns Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Brecon East , and the 70th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Johns Road (LD3 9DT) in the last 12 months was 120.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 750.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (LD3 9DT), 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 St Johns Road area

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

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