Postcode district · Porthmadog
Crime in LL49
How much crime is recorded in LL49, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 5,765 (2024)
LL49Postcode district · Porthmadog
How safe is LL49
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in LL49, 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
28.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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).
LL49National
Violence and sexual offences25.623.6
Anti-social behaviour15.510.7
Shoplifting8.78.4
Burglary6.69.1
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Public order4.54.6
Other theft4.04.5
Other crime2.51.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% 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.