Postcode · Caernarfon
Crime in LL55 1BD
How much crime is recorded in LL55 1BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Caernarfon East
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,224 (2024)
LL55 1BDCaernarfon
How safe is LL55 1BD
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LL55 1BD area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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).
LL55 1BDNational
Shoplifting25.38.4
Violence and sexual offences23.223.6
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Public order5.74.6
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Burglary4.49.1
Other theft3.64.5
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.82.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.