Total Crime Rate
41.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ar Y Don area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Aberdyfi , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 395 local areas in Gwynedd .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ar Y Don (LL36 0DS) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% lower than the Aberdyfi average (93.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ar Y Don (LL36 0DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Faenol Isaf | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishton Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cantref | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ffordd Dyfed | — |
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