Crime Rate in Gogledd Dolgellau, ward

Gogledd Dolgellau has the 19th highest crime rate of 65 wards in Gwynedd district and the 2257th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Gogledd Dolgellau in the last 12 months was 86.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% lower than the Gwynedd district average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Gogledd Dolgellau’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Gogledd Dolgellau ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 22 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Finsbury Square (7 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.