Postcode · Builth Wells
Crime in LD2 3TR
How much crime is recorded in LD2 3TR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Builth Wells & Llanwrtyd Wells
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,167 (2024)
How safe is LD2 3TR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LD2 3TR area, broadly in line with 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
28.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 3TRNational
Violence and sexual offences26.023.6
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Other theft5.34.5
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Public order3.54.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Burglary1.39.1
Shoplifting1.18.4
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.