Total Crime Rate

93.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 93.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Edwards Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Ithon Valley , and the 104th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Edwards Close (LD7 1AS) in the last 12 months was 93.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% higher than the Ithon Valley average (54.5 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Edwards Close (LD7 1AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broad Street (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St Edwards Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cemetery Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cemetery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wylcwm Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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