Postcode · Builth Wells
Crime in LD2 3PB
How much crime is recorded in LD2 3PB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Builth Wells & Llanwrtyd Wells
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,300 (2024)
LD2 3PBBuilth Wells
How safe is LD2 3PB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LD2 3PB 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
7.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 3PBNational
Violence and sexual offences6.823.6
Public order3.34.6
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Other theft2.74.5
Burglary2.59.1
Drugs1.82.4
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Theft from the person0.32.1
Other crime0.21.5
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Vehicle crime0.13.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.