Total Crime Rate
92.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Commercial Square area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Bowydd a'r Rhiw , and the 119th 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 Commercial Square (LL41 3HP) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% lower than the Bowydd a'r Rhiw average (141.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Commercial Square (LL41 3HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Square, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowydd Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bowydd a'r Rhiw| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Jones Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorvil Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorvil Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fron Fawr | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fron Fawr | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Square | Under investigation |
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