Total Crime Rate

50.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.9 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 50.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bryn Gorof area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Aber-craf and Ystradgynlais , and the 197th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bryn Gorof (SA9 1DN) in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% lower than the Aber-craf and Ystradgynlais average (108.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bryn Gorof (SA9 1DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cwrt Y Gloch (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bryn Gorof area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cwrt Y Gamlas Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson School Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Y Gloch Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynden Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynden Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Aaron Under investigation

Data Sources

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