Postcode · Brecon
Crime in LD3 8ED
How much crime is recorded in LD3 8ED, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brecon
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,707 (2024)
LD3 8EDBrecon
How safe is LD3 8ED
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LD3 8ED area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 8EDNational
Violence and sexual offences21.323.6
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Public order4.24.6
Burglary3.79.1
Drugs2.02.4
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other theft1.34.5
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
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.