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Crime in LD7 1BD

How much crime is recorded in LD7 1BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Knighton & Presteigne
Council
Powys
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,524 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LD7 1BD

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LD7 1BD 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
25.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

LD7 1BDNational
Violence and sexual offences21.023.6
Burglary7.29.1
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Public order5.44.6
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.61.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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