Postcode · Brecon
Crime in LD3 9DE
How much crime is recorded in LD3 9DE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brecon
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,480 (2024)
LD3 9DEBrecon
How safe is LD3 9DE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 60.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LD3 9DE area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
60.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
124
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 9DENational
Violence and sexual offences50.323.6
Burglary16.49.1
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Criminal damage and arson13.34.7
Public order12.14.6
Other theft8.24.5
Shoplifting7.08.4
Drugs6.02.4
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery1.01.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.