Total Crime Rate
73.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Zion Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Builth , and the 138th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Zion Street (LD5 4RD) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% lower than the Builth average (79.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Zion Street (LD5 4RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Riverside, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Layton Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Builth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dolecoed Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brynawelon | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Zion Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Layton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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