Postcode · Dolgellau
Crime in LL40 1PS
How much crime is recorded in LL40 1PS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barmouth & Dolgellau
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,255 (2024)
LL40 1PSDolgellau
How safe is LL40 1PS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LL40 1PS area, 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
17.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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).
LL40 1PSNational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Burglary7.69.1
Shoplifting7.38.4
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Other theft5.44.5
Public order2.44.6
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.