Total Crime Rate
173.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
108.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026East Street area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Disserth and Trecoed with Newbridge , and the 39th 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 5DU) in the last 12 months was 173.3 per 1,000 residents and was 368.7% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 108.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around East Street (LD6 5DU), the main crime hotspot is near North Street. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Hazlemere Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunnyfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sunnyfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Tanners Row | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sunnyfield | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
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