Postcode · Pwllheli
Crime in LL53 5LT
How much crime is recorded in LL53 5LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Pwllheli & Morfa Nefyn
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,144 (2024)
LL53 5LTPwllheli
How safe is LL53 5LT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LL53 5LT area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
45.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
110
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).
LL53 5LTNational
Violence and sexual offences39.823.6
Anti-social behaviour23.610.7
Burglary13.09.1
Shoplifting10.58.4
Criminal damage and arson8.74.7
Public order8.44.6
Other theft5.74.5
Drugs4.62.4
Other crime2.41.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.