Postcode sector · Caernarfon
Crime in LL55 9
How much crime is recorded in LL55 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 4,240 (2024)
LL55 9Postcode sector · Caernarfon
How safe is LL55 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 56.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in LL55 9, well above 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
56.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
119
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences48.523.6
Anti-social behaviour23.710.7
Burglary15.59.1
Criminal damage and arson9.54.7
Shoplifting8.88.4
Public order6.74.6
Other theft5.44.5
Drugs5.02.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Other crime1.51.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.