Postcode · Porthmadog
Crime in LL49 9HW
How much crime is recorded in LL49 9HW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Porthmadog
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,615 (2024)
LL49 9HWPorthmadog
How safe is LL49 9HW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LL49 9HW area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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).
LL49 9HWNational
Violence and sexual offences27.223.6
Anti-social behaviour16.510.7
Shoplifting9.38.4
Burglary7.39.1
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Other theft5.34.5
Public order3.24.6
Other crime2.81.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Drugs0.42.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% 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.