Total Crime Rate

249.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 249.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 31.5 7/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Square area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Bowydd a'r Rhiw , and the 24th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Gwynedd .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Square (LL41 3UL) in the last 12 months was 249.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 117.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Square (LL41 3UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fron Fawr (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Jones Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fron Fawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fron Fawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorvil Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorvil Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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