Postcode · Knighton
Crime in LD7 1PU
How much crime is recorded in LD7 1PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Knighton & Presteigne
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,397 (2024)
LD7 1PUKnighton
How safe is LD7 1PU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LD7 1PU area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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).
LD7 1PUNational
Violence and sexual offences10.323.6
Burglary8.29.1
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Drugs1.72.4
Public order1.54.6
Anti-social behaviour1.510.7
Other theft1.14.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Other crime0.21.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 58% 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.