Crime Rate in Gogledd Dolgellau, ward

Gogledd Dolgellau has the 12th highest crime rate of 65 wards in Gwynedd district and the 1848th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Gogledd Dolgellau in the last 12 months was 97.9 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% higher than the Gwynedd district average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Gogledd Dolgellau’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -34.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Gogledd Dolgellau ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 24 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Mill Street (7 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.