Crime Rate in Gorllewin Porthmadog, ward

Gorllewin Porthmadog has the 4th highest crime rate of 65 wards in Gwynedd district and the 437th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Gorllewin Porthmadog in the last 12 months was 170.2 per 1,000 residents and was 95.8% higher than the Gwynedd district average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Gorllewin Porthmadog’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 95 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 116 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Gorllewin Porthmadog ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Main Road. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.