Postcode · Builth Wells
Crime in LD2 3EG
How much crime is recorded in LD2 3EG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Builth Wells & Llanwrtyd Wells
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,239 (2024)
LD2 3EGBuilth Wells
How safe is LD2 3EG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 48.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LD2 3EG area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
48.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
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).
LD2 3EGNational
Violence and sexual offences45.023.6
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Public order8.84.6
Burglary6.69.1
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Shoplifting4.58.4
Other crime4.41.5
Drugs2.32.4
Other theft0.84.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.