Postcode · Caernarfon
Crime in LL55 4LU
How much crime is recorded in LL55 4LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Porthmadog
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,185 (2024)
LL55 4LUCaernarfon
How safe is LL55 4LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LL55 4LU area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 4LUNational
Violence and sexual offences29.323.6
Anti-social behaviour19.710.7
Burglary8.49.1
Public order7.14.6
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft3.04.5
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.