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Crime in LL53 5

How much crime is recorded in LL53 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Gwynedd
Region
Wales
Population
8,038 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LL53 5

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in LL53 5, 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
61
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

LL53 5National
Violence and sexual offences25.623.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Shoplifting6.08.4
Burglary6.09.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Public order4.34.6
Other theft3.54.5
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 24% 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.

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