Crime Rate in Dewi, ward

Dewi has the 3rd highest crime rate of 65 wards in Gwynedd district and the 406th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Dewi in the last 12 months was 173.8 per 1,000 residents and was 100.0% higher than the Gwynedd district average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dewi’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 153 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dewi ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 78 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Pen-Y-Wern (20 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.