Total Crime Rate

113.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.6 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 113.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Meyrick Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Abermaw , and the 91st highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Gwynedd .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meyrick Street (LL40 1LR) in the last 12 months was 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.9% higher than the Abermaw average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meyrick Street (LL40 1LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Finsbury Square (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Meyrick Street area

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

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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