Total Crime Rate

206.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 206.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 62.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.2 10/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • 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

Commercial Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Aber-craf and Ystradgynlais , and the 35th 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 Commercial Street (SA9 1JH) in the last 12 months was 206.6 per 1,000 residents and was 91.1% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 62.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Street (SA9 1JH), the main crime hotspot is near Derwen Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Commercial Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maesycwm —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Drafnidiol —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maesycwm Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Maesycwm Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maesycwm Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maesycwm —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maesycwm —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Drafnidiol Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Drafnidiol Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Heol Drafnidiol Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Heol Drafnidiol Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heol Drafnidiol Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Drafnidiol —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
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 Rhestr Fawr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhestr Fawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maesycwm Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol James Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Llanfaes Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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