Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth
Middle areaSouth east Powys. 8,625 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 324 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth at a rate of 45.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 76.6 per 1,000 people across Powys.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 189 |
| Other crime | 65 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 40 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 36 |
| Burglary | 26 |
| Vehicle crime | 15 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Shoplifting | 12 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth at a rate of 45.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 76.6 per 1,000 people across Powys.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 34 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (189), other crime (65) and anti-social behaviour (40).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Powys
These figures are published for the whole of Powys, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Powys and not Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth alone. See Powys
Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth was £295,000 in 2025.
Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth had 8,461 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hay-on-Wye & Talgarth, 38.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.