Postcode · Caernarfon
Crime in LL55 2PU
How much crime is recorded in LL55 2PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Caernarfon West & Waunfawr
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,584 (2024)
LL55 2PUCaernarfon
How safe is LL55 2PU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 70.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LL55 2PU area, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
70.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
157
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 2PUNational
Violence and sexual offences59.923.6
Anti-social behaviour33.310.7
Burglary19.99.1
Shoplifting19.08.4
Criminal damage and arson10.54.7
Public order8.94.6
Other theft7.74.5
Drugs5.12.4
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.