Total Crime Rate

244.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 244.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 78.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Plas Brith Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Abermaw , and the 26th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Gwynedd .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Plas Brith Lane (LL40 1EB) in the last 12 months was 244.2 per 1,000 residents and was 119.0% higher than the Abermaw average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plas Brith Lane (LL40 1EB), the main crime hotspot is near Finsbury Square. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Plas Brith Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heol Glyndwr Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Finsbury Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Y Domen Fawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heol Glyndwr Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Smithfield Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Finsbury Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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