Postcode · Dolgellau
Crime in LL40 2HR
How much crime is recorded in LL40 2HR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barmouth & Dolgellau
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,410 (2024)
LL40 2HRDolgellau
How safe is LL40 2HR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 13.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LL40 2HR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
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 2HRNational
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Anti-social behaviour3.310.7
Burglary3.29.1
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft2.34.5
Public order1.04.6
Other crime0.81.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Drugs0.02.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 48% 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.