Postcode district · Dolgellau
Crime in LL40
How much crime is recorded in LL40, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 8,798 (2024)
LL40Postcode district · Dolgellau
How safe is LL40
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in LL40, 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
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).
LL40National
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Shoplifting5.08.4
Criminal damage and arson4.44.7
Other theft3.94.5
Burglary3.59.1
Public order1.84.6
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.82.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.