Total Crime Rate
143.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026East Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Disserth and Trecoed with Newbridge , and the 58th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around East Street (LD6 5DR) in the last 12 months was 143.3 per 1,000 residents and was 287.5% higher than the Disserth and Trecoed with Newbridge average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 18.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around East Street (LD6 5DR), the main crime hotspot is near Heol-Y-Brenin. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rhayader| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | A470 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A470 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A470 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazlemere Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol-Y-Brenin | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Heol-Y-Brenin | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heol-Y-Brenin | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heol-Y-Brenin | — |
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