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Postcode · Builth Wells

Crime in LD2 3UL

How much crime is recorded in LD2 3UL, 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)
Crime

How safe is LD2 3UL

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 3UL 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
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).

LD2 3ULNational
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
Trend

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.

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