Total Crime Rate

105.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.4 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 105.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cae Derw area has the 9th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Brecon East , and the 87th 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 Cae Derw (LD3 9UD) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cae Derw (LD3 9UD), 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 Cae Derw area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cradoc Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Heol Y Ffynnon Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cae Derw Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cradoc Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cradoc Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Y Ffynnon —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Y Ffynnon —
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Y Ffynnon Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Y Ffynnon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Y Ffynnon Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bron-Y-Crug 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 Heol Y Ffynnon Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maes-Y-Ffynnon Under investigation
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Data Sources

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