Postcode · Porthmadog
Crime in LL49 9LY
How much crime is recorded in LL49 9LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Porthmadog
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,757 (2024)
How safe is LL49 9LY
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LL49 9LY 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
33.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
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 9LYNational
Violence and sexual offences31.023.6
Anti-social behaviour18.010.7
Shoplifting7.98.4
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Public order5.94.6
Other theft4.64.5
Burglary4.49.1
Other crime4.31.5
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.