Postcode district · Pwllheli
Crime in LL53
How much crime is recorded in LL53, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 18,093 (2024)
LL53Postcode district · Pwllheli
How safe is LL53
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in LL53, 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
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).
LL53National
Violence and sexual offences22.323.6
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Burglary5.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft3.64.5
Shoplifting3.68.4
Public order3.04.6
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.41.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.