Builth — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Dyfed-Powys Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
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Recorded crime — June 2026
12 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (20): ▼ 8 (40%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences7 · 58%
- Anti-social behaviour3 · 25%
- Public order1 · 8%
- Shoplifting1 · 8%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
11 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Unable to prosecute suspect7 · 64%
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified3 · 27%
- Awaiting court outcome1 · 9%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Neighbourhood Policing will continue to patrol areas of the Groe, Cattle market and Royal Welsh Show Ground in Builth Wells and Llanelwedd. Regular patrols will continue to be conducted to monitor and disrupt any ASB and criminal activity. This priority will run from April -June 2026.
Set: 2026-04-01
High visibility patrols and multi-agency visits will be conducted in Cwrt Y Castell. This priority will run from April -June 2026.
Set: 2026-04-01
Neighbourhood Policing officers will be raising awareness around road safety and speeding within the Builth Wells area this month.
Set: 2026-04-01
Community concerns have been raised in relation to drug activity and associated ASB in the vicinity of the Groe. Regular patrols will be conducted to monitor and disrupt this behaviour. This priority will run from January-March 2026.
Regular high visibility patrols have been conducted in these identified areas between January and March, including a ‘Meet the Street’ event in Builth Wells High Street. We have also received reports of ASB taking place at the RWAS. This issue has successfully been tackled by the Neighbourhood team, who will continue to monitor this area.
Set: 2026-01-01
Nearby teams in Dyfed-Powys Police
- Disserth and Trecoed
- Llanelwedd
- Llandrindod - South
- Llanyre
- Bronllys including Crickadarn and Gwenddwr
- Llandrindod - East and West
Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-14. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Dyfed-Powys Police.