Total Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 49.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maes Y Ffynnon area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Brecon East , and the 203rd 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 Maes Y Ffynnon (LD3 9PL) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maes Y Ffynnon (LD3 9PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Uplands, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coryton Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Maes Y Ffynnon area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bron-Y-Crug Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maes-Y-Ffynnon Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bryn De Winton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryn De Winton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B4520 —
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Data Sources

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