Total Crime Rate

91.9 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 91.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.6 10/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Maes Y Ffynnon area has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Brecon East , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maes Y Ffynnon (LD3 9PL) in the last 12 months was 91.9 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 157.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maes Y Ffynnon (LD3 9PL), the main crime hotspot is near Coryton Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maes Y Ffynnon area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coryton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pont Willim Village
Sep 2025Other theft Uplands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Uplands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Uplands Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Uplands Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maes-Y-Ffynnon Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pont Willim Village
Sep 2025Public order Bron-Y-Crug Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bron-Y-Crug Under investigation

Data Sources

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