Postcode · Pwllheli
Crime in LL53 5YF
How much crime is recorded in LL53 5YF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Cricieth & Llanaelhaearn
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,257 (2024)
LL53 5YFPwllheli
How safe is LL53 5YF
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LL53 5YF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
9.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 5YFNational
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Violence and sexual offences8.123.6
Burglary4.69.1
Public order2.04.6
Other crime1.91.5
Other theft1.74.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 53% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.