Total Crime Rate

103.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.2 7/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Irfon Crescent area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Builth , and the 81st 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 Irfon Crescent (LD5 4ST) in the last 12 months was 103.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% higher than the Builth average (79.8 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Irfon Crescent (LD5 4ST), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Irfon Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dolecoed Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brynawelon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Zion Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Layton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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