Total Crime Rate
351.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
119.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Road area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Ithon Valley , and the 12th 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 Church Road (LD7 1EB) in the last 12 months was 351.2 per 1,000 residents and was 544.6% higher than the Ithon Valley average (54.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 119.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 142.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Road (LD7 1EB), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wylcwm Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Cemetery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cemetery Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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