Postcode · Caernarfon
Crime in LL54 5SD
How much crime is recorded in LL54 5SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Caernarfon West & Waunfawr
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,210 (2024)
LL54 5SDCaernarfon
How safe is LL54 5SD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 12.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LL54 5SD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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).
LL54 5SDNational
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft2.04.5
Public order1.74.6
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.12.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
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.