Total Crime Rate
152.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heol Giedd area has the 6th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Aber-craf and Ystradgynlais , and the 43rd 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 Heol Giedd (SA9 1LQ) in the last 12 months was 152.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 97.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heol Giedd (SA9 1LQ), 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| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brynawel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lluest | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bryn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Derwen Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oddfellows' Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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