Total Crime Rate

74.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.3 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 74.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Plasycoed area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Aber-craf and Ystradgynlais , and the 137th highest crime rate of 434 local areas in Powys .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plasycoed (SA9 1LR) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plasycoed (SA9 1LR), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Plasycoed area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Pen-Y-Bryn Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Bryn Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pen-Y-Bryn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pen-Y-Bryn Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pen-Y-Bryn —
Apr 2026Drugs Oddfellows' Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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