Total Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.5 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 80.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Brecon Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Aber-craf and Ystradgynlais , and the 127th 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 Brecon Road (SA9 1HJ) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brecon Road (SA9 1HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Pen-Y-Bryn. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Brecon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tir Y Waun Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dol Y Dderwen Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tir Y Waun Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tir Y Waun Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Tir Y Waun Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Tir Y Waun Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tir Y Waun Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tir Y Waun Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pen-Y-Bryn —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tir Y Waun Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Derwen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derwen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pen-Y-Bryn Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pen-Y-Bryn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pen-Y-Bryn Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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