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Crime in LL40 2

How much crime is recorded in LL40 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Gwynedd
Region
Wales
Population
6,870 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LL40 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in LL40 2, 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
18.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

LL40 2National
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Shoplifting5.08.4
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Burglary4.19.1
Other theft3.94.5
Public order2.04.6
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs0.82.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 22% 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.

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