Total Crime Rate
99.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gwerneithin area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Abermaw , and the 111th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Gwynedd .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gwerneithin (LL40 1PB) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% lower 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -7.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gwerneithin (LL40 1PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wenallt Uchaf (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Smithfield Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wenallt Uchaf | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wenallt Uchaf | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Y Domen Fawr | Under investigation |
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