Crime Rate in Dwyrain Porthmadog, ward

Dwyrain Porthmadog has the 11th highest crime rate of 65 wards in Gwynedd district and the 1652nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Dwyrain Porthmadog in the last 12 months was 103.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% higher than the Gwynedd district average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Dwyrain Porthmadog’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 145.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 92 (≈ 54.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Dwyrain Porthmadog ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Bakers Lane, with 26 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Rhes Cambrian (15 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.