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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in LD3: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

LD3 recorded 118 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.05 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 32.2% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 40.5% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring59.97 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment118 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_upCrime up 40.5% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

118
trending_down -4.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

59.97per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,033

Within LD3 district

Powys

23,346

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Heol Y Ffynnon Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
9
Sports/Recreation Area Map
total: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
5
Hospital Map
total: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1
4
Parking Area Map
total: 4 Drugs: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 1
4
Cradoc Close Map
total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1
3
Ship Street Map
total: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
3
High Street Inferior Map
total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Criminal damage and arson: 1
3
Station Road Map
total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Other crime: 1
3
Parking Area Map
total: 2 Other crime: 1 Vehicle crime: 1
2
Beechgrove Map
total: 2 Anti-social behaviour: 1 Other theft: 1
2

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
118 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
38
32.2%
Anti-social Behaviour
23
19.5%
Criminal Damage & Arson
15
12.7%
Burglary
11
9.3%
Other Theft
8
6.8%
Drug Offences
8
6.8%
Other Crime
7
5.9%
Public Order
5
4.2%
Vehicle Crime
2
1.7%
Weapons Possession
1
0.8%

Crime Analysis: LD3

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in LD3 at 32.2%. Anti-social Behaviour (19.5%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (12.7%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in LD3 has risen sharply — by 40.5%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for LD3 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 -4.1%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +40.5%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +2.5%

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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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