Postcode district · Builth Wells
Crime in LD2
How much crime is recorded in LD2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 13,653 (2024)
LD2Postcode district · Builth Wells
How safe is LD2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in LD2, 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
27.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
53
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).
LD2National
Violence and sexual offences23.923.6
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Burglary6.19.1
Public order5.74.6
Shoplifting5.18.4
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft3.14.5
Drugs2.42.4
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery1.21.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.