Crime Statistics for Brecon (Aberhonddu), Brecon, Powys, 2024

This is our street level crime statistics overview for Brecon (Aberhonddu) in October 2024. There were a total of 75 incidents. See where they were on the map below and broken down by categories. The largest category was Violent Crime, followed by Public Order.

Although violent crime represents the largest incidents category in Brecon (Aberhonddu), this category is usually the largest in any urban area. This is partly because 'Violent Crime' covers so many offences compared to say Burglary

Crime CategoryIncidents
Violent Crime37
Public Order8
Criminal Damage Arson8
Shoplifting7
Anti Social Behaviour4
Other Theft3
Burglary2
Vehicle Crime2
Other Crime2
Drugs1
Possession Of Weapons1
All Crime75

Map of street level crime incidents in October 2024

Police data is divided in Policing Neighbourhoods. We have taken the 'best fit' neighbourhood that includes Brecon (Aberhonddu). This map shows if incidents are evenly distributed over the district or if there are hot spots in certain streets or areas.

Where Police data is not specific to an address for privacy reasons, most roads are represented by 1 to 2 markers or clusters. However, this should be enough to ascertain if the road you live in or are thinking of moving to, is a crime hot spot. The only exception could be where there is a large cluster of a single crime category on a street, as this could but not necessarily be related to multiple incidents at one address.



Crime incidents in neighbouring areas to Brecon (Aberhonddu)

We've taken the ten nearest places to Brecon (Aberhonddu) and ranked them by the number of crime incidents in each. This should allow you to see if Brecon (Aberhonddu) has more crime than other surrounding areas.

LocationCrime Incidents
Aberhonddu (Brecon)133
Pendre (0.62 miles)127
Brecon (Aberhonddu)75
Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal (0.28 miles)72
Llanddew (1.39 miles)53
Cradoc (2.24 miles)1
Battle (2.77 miles)1
Tai’r Bull (3.62 miles)1
Aberbran (3.77 miles)0
Felinfach (4.39 miles)0

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Where are the most violent places near Brecon (Aberhonddu)?

The category of crime that most concerns people is violent crime. We have taken the ten nearest place to Brecon (Aberhonddu) and ranked them according to the number of violent incidents in the 'best fit' Policing neighbourhood.

LocationViolent Incidents
Pendre64
Aberhonddu (Brecon)63
Brecon (Aberhonddu)37
Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal35
Llanddew26
Cradoc1
Battle1
Tai’r Bull1
Aberbran0
Felinfach0

How likely are you to be a victim of crime in Brecon (Aberhonddu)?

Every two years the government publishes the Index of Multiple Deprivation. One of those domains is crime, more precisely, how likely you are to be the victim of a what is known as 'personal crime', such as muggings or burglary. The governemnt publish these statitsics down to the Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) or in simple geographic terms, a few roads. These statistics are also published on a ward level as an average of the LSOAs in that area. We have taken the average rank and converted it into a more accessble form, a score out of 100. Where the higher the score, the more likely you are in Brecon (Aberhonddu) to be a victim of personal crime. Note that the following score has been generated from the 2019 statistics. At the time of writing, these have not been updated by the government during and since the COVID 19 pandemic.

How does crime in Brecon (Aberhonddu) compare to surrounding wards?

We have taken the 10 nearest wards to Brecon (Aberhonddu) and ranked them using our crime score based on the Index of Multiple Deprivation average rank for the ward.Residents in Brecon (Aberhonddu) have the highest likelyhood of being a victim of personal crime in the area. The ward with the lowest likelyhood is .

#WardScore
1St. Mary97
2Talgarth96
3St. John96
4St. David Within96
5Bronllys95
6Talybont-on-Usk95
7Maescar/Llywel95
8Llangors95
9Yscir94
10Felin-fâch94

Which road in Brecon (Aberhonddu) has the highest level of crime?

We have used the Index of Multiple Deprivation to find the Lower Super Output Area (LSOA) in Brecon (Aberhonddu) with the highest crime score. Accoding to the 2019 statistics, that is in and around this marker.

Last updated: October 2024
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