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Crime in HR3 5JA

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

Neighbourhood
Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth
Council
Powys
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,323 (2024)
Crime

How safe is HR3 5JA

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the HR3 5JA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
10.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 5JANational
Violence and sexual offences8.123.6
Burglary5.49.1
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Other theft1.94.5
Public order0.94.6
Shoplifting0.78.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.32.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
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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