Total Crime Rate

226.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 226.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.2 10/10
  • Burglary 23.4 10/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lluest area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Aber-craf and Ystradgynlais , and the 24th 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 Lluest (SA9 1HU) in the last 12 months was 226.6 per 1,000 residents and was 121.7% higher than the Aber-craf and Ystradgynlais average (102.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 128.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lluest (SA9 1HU), the main crime hotspot is near Pen-Y-Bryn. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Aber-craf and Ystradgynlais

Crime Over Time in Lluest area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dol Y Dderwen Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bryn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dol Y Dderwen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Penrhiw Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dolfain Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Derwen Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lluest Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dolfain Under investigation
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Data Sources

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