Crime Rate in Y Faenol, ward

Y Faenol has the 14th highest crime rate of 65 wards in Gwynedd district and the 1844th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Y Faenol in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% higher than the Gwynedd district average (86.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Y Faenol’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 123 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 163 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Y Faenol ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 175 crimes here, including 134 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.