Postcode area · Llandrindod Wells
Crime in LD
How much crime is recorded in LD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 60,137 (2024)
LDPostcode area · Llandrindod Wells
How safe is LD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in LD, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
LDNational
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Burglary6.89.1
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Public order4.24.6
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs2.32.4
Shoplifting2.38.4
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.