Postcode · Dolgellau
Crime in LL40 1RT
How much crime is recorded in LL40 1RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barmouth & Dolgellau
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,430 (2024)
LL40 1RTDolgellau
How safe is LL40 1RT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LL40 1RT area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 1RTNational
Violence and sexual offences24.623.6
Anti-social behaviour16.410.7
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Public order4.24.6
Burglary3.69.1
Other theft3.34.5
Shoplifting2.18.4
Other crime1.91.5
Drugs0.82.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.