Postcode district · Bala
Crime in LL23
How much crime is recorded in LL23, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 4,472 (2024)
LL23Postcode district · Bala
How safe is LL23
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in LL23, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
LL23National
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.010.7
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Burglary4.09.1
Other theft3.64.5
Public order1.54.6
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Shoplifting1.08.4
Drugs0.52.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.