Crime Rate in Pen-y-groes, ward

Pen-y-groes has the 12th highest crime rate of 65 wards in Gwynedd district and the 1663rd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Pen-y-groes in the last 12 months was 99.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% higher than the Gwynedd district average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pen-y-groes’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pen-y-groes ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Cae Catrin. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.