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Crime in HR3 5

How much crime is recorded in HR3 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Powys
Region
Wales
Population
10,884 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HR3 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in HR3 5, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
38.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

HR3 5National
Violence and sexual offences34.123.6
Shoplifting17.68.4
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Burglary9.09.1
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Public order6.34.6
Other theft4.64.5
Drugs3.72.4
Bicycle theft2.51.0
Robbery1.81.4
Other crime1.61.5
Theft from the person1.52.1
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 24% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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