Crime Rate in Gogledd Pwllheli, ward

Gogledd Pwllheli has the 2nd highest crime rate of 65 wards in Gwynedd district and the 338th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Gogledd Pwllheli in the last 12 months was 186.6 per 1,000 residents and was 114.7% higher than the Gwynedd district average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Gogledd Pwllheli’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -8.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 162 (≈ 78.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Gogledd Pwllheli ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Maes Square. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.