Postcode · Knighton
Crime in LD7 1SG
How much crime is recorded in LD7 1SG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Knighton & Presteigne
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,244 (2024)
LD7 1SGKnighton
How safe is LD7 1SG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LD7 1SG area, well 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
19.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 1SGNational
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Burglary7.09.1
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Public order2.04.6
Other theft1.74.5
Drugs0.82.4
Anti-social behaviour0.610.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.