Postcode · Bala
Crime in LL23 7BE
How much crime is recorded in LL23 7BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bala & Mawddwy
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,974 (2024)
LL23 7BEBala
How safe is LL23 7BE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LL23 7BE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
LL23 7BENational
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Burglary4.29.1
Other theft3.24.5
Public order2.24.6
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Shoplifting1.08.4
Drugs0.72.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 33% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.