Postcode district · Barmouth
Crime in LL42
How much crime is recorded in LL42, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 3,626 (2024)
LL42Postcode district · Barmouth
How safe is LL42
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 31.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in LL42, broadly in line with 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
31.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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).
LL42National
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Criminal damage and arson6.74.7
Burglary4.99.1
Other theft4.54.5
Public order3.74.6
Shoplifting3.38.4
Drugs2.42.4
Other crime1.51.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.72.1
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.