Postcode sector · Pwllheli
Crime in LL53 9
How much crime is recorded in LL53 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 1,834 (2024)
LL53 9Postcode sector · Pwllheli
How safe is LL53 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in LL53 9, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences20.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Burglary4.99.1
Other theft2.94.5
Public order1.24.6
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime1.21.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.