Crime Rate in Pen-y-groes, ward

Pen-y-groes has the 6th highest crime rate of 65 wards in Gwynedd district and the 748th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Pen-y-groes in the last 12 months was 141.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% higher than the Gwynedd district average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Pen-y-groes’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 134 (≈ 75.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Pen-y-groes ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Cae Catrin. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.