Postcode · Crickhowell
Crime in NP8 1LY
How much crime is recorded in NP8 1LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crickhowell, Llangynidr & Llangorse
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,024 (2024)
NP8 1LYCrickhowell
How safe is NP8 1LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the NP8 1LY area, well below 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
16.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).
NP8 1LYNational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Burglary5.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Anti-social behaviour3.710.7
Other theft1.84.5
Drugs1.72.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime0.91.5
Public order0.24.6
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% 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.