Total Crime Rate
72.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026De Dolgellau has the 23rd highest crime rate of 65 wards in Gwynedd district and the 3069th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.
The overall crime rate in De Dolgellau in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower than the Gwynedd district average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, De Dolgellau’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the De Dolgellau ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Felin Uchaf, with 16 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Wenallt Uchaf (10 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.
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