Total Crime Rate

295.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 295.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 34.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Street area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Bowydd a'r Rhiw , and the 18th highest crime rate of 394 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 Church Street (LL41 3HD) in the last 12 months was 295.1 per 1,000 residents and was 138.7% higher than the Bowydd a'r Rhiw average (123.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 126.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (LL41 3HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wynne Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynne Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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