Postcode · Brecon
Crime in LD3 0BP
How much crime is recorded in LD3 0BP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,704 (2024)
LD3 0BPBrecon
How safe is LD3 0BP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LD3 0BP area, 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
26.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
LD3 0BPNational
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Burglary9.09.1
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.34.5
Shoplifting2.18.4
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% 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.