Postcode · Caernarfon
Crime in LL55 2DW
How much crime is recorded in LL55 2DW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Caernarfon East
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,656 (2024)
LL55 2DWCaernarfon
How safe is LL55 2DW
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LL55 2DW area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
45.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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 2DWNational
Violence and sexual offences38.923.6
Anti-social behaviour15.610.7
Burglary12.39.1
Criminal damage and arson8.74.7
Public order4.94.6
Drugs4.82.4
Other theft3.54.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Other crime1.61.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.