Postcode · Llanwrtyd Wells
Crime in LD5 4RT
How much crime is recorded in LD5 4RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Builth Wells & Llanwrtyd Wells
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,887 (2024)
LD5 4RTLlanwrtyd Wells
How safe is LD5 4RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LD5 4RT 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
22.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
LD5 4RTNational
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Criminal damage and arson9.94.7
Burglary7.29.1
Other theft3.24.5
Public order2.84.6
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime0.81.5
Drugs0.42.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.