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Crime in LD8 2

How much crime is recorded in LD8 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Powys
Region
Wales
Population
11,626 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LD8 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in LD8 2, 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
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).

LD8 2National
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Burglary6.29.1
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Public order4.34.6
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Shoplifting3.98.4
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs2.62.4
Robbery1.21.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 21% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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