Total Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 89.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

The Uplands area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Brecon East , and the 112th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Uplands (LD3 9HT) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Uplands (LD3 9HT), the main crime hotspot is near Heol Y Ffynnon. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Uplands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bryn De Winton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Y Ffynnon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryn De Winton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Y Ffynnon Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Heol Y Ffynnon Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Y Ffynnon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Y Ffynnon Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B4520 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dainter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Y Ffynnon —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Y Ffynnon Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Heol Y Ffynnon Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cae Derw Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bron-Y-Crug Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maes-Y-Ffynnon Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Prospect Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Y Ffynnon —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 19 of 19

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑