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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in LD1: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

LD1 recorded 89 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.19 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 37.1% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 16.8% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring70.4 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment89 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 16.8% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

89
trending_down -16.8% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

70.4per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

508

Within LD1 district

Powys

17,158

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Ashridge Close Map
total: 6 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
6
A483 Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Public order: 2
6
A4081 Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1
6
Trefonen Way Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Burglary: 1
6
Supermarket Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Drugs: 1
4
Supermarket Map
total: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Public order: 1
4
Ithon Close Map
total: 3 Other theft: 2 Theft from the person: 1
3
Sunny Court Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Public order: 1
3
Parking Area Map
total: 3 Possession of weapons: 2 Burglary: 1
3
Temple Avenue Map
total: 2 Public order: 2
2

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
89 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
33
37.1%
Anti-social Behaviour
11
12.4%
Public Order
11
12.4%
Drug Offences
9
10.1%
Other Theft
7
7.9%
Criminal Damage & Arson
6
6.7%
Weapons Possession
4
4.5%
Burglary
4
4.5%
Other Crime
2
2.2%
Shoplifting
1
1.1%
Theft from Person
1
1.1%

Crime Analysis: LD1

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in LD1 (37.1%). Anti-social Behaviour (12.4%) and Public Order (12.4%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in LD1 has fallen sharply — by 16.8%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for LD1 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -16.8%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -16.8%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -1.5%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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