Postcode · Pwllheli
Crime in LL53 8DR
How much crime is recorded in LL53 8DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Abersoch & Aberdaron
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,844 (2024)
LL53 8DRPwllheli
How safe is LL53 8DR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 9.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LL53 8DR 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
9.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 8DRNational
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Other theft3.64.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Public order1.34.6
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Drugs0.32.4
Other crime0.31.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.