Rhayader — 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
16 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (12): ▲ 4 (33%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences8 · 50%
- Public order4 · 25%
- Anti-social behaviour2 · 13%
- Criminal damage and arson2 · 13%
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
14 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Unable to prosecute suspect8 · 57%
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified3 · 21%
- Action to be taken by another organisation1 · 7%
- Formal action is not in the public interest1 · 7%
- Awaiting court outcome1 · 7%
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
The Neighbourhood Policing team will be conducting high visibility patrols in the Elan Valley area following an increase in ASB nuisance driving by illegal off roaders (Op Rover). These reports include criminal damage being caused, lighting of unauthorised fires and a serious injury road traffic collision. This priority will run from July- September 2026.
Set: 2026-07-01
High visibility patrols will be conducted by Neighbourhood Officers focusing on Brynheulog, Rhayader. This priority will run from July- September 2026.
Set: 2026-07-01
Neighbourhood and Roads Policing officers will continue to conduct speed checks at various locations within Rhayader. This priority will run from April-June 2026.
Set: 2026-04-01
High visibility patrols will be conducted by Neighbourhood Officers focusing in the areas of Maes y Brennin and Brynheulog, Rhayader. This priority plan will run from February-April 2026.
Set: 2026-02-01
Community concerns have been raised around drug related activity during night time economy within Rhayader. Neighbourhood Officers plan to meet with various community groups to address this problem. This priority will run from February-April 2026.
Set: 2026-02-01
Neighbourhood and Roads Policing officers will be conducting speed checks at St. Harmon Road after receiving reports from the community regarding speeding. This priority will run from January-March 2026.
During January, speed reduction sessions were conducted by the Neighbourhood officer on East Street and Brynterion Lane, Rhayader with alarming amounts of vehicles exceeding the 20mph speed limit. Later in the month, a further speed reduction session on East Street, resulted in a reduction of 3 vehicles travelling at 24, 25 and 30mph. In February, 32 vehicles were speed checked on South Street, Rhayader with 8 vehicles travelling between 27-34 mph. Neighbourhood officers in conjunction with Roads Policing officers will be conducting further targeted operations to address this issue.
Set: 2026-01-01
Nearby teams in Dyfed-Powys Police
All Dyfed-Powys Police neighbourhood teams →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.