Total Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 49.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.7 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Benar View area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Bowydd a'r Rhiw , and the 162nd lowest crime rate of 395 local areas in Gwynedd .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Benar View (LL41 3UT) in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benar View (LL41 3UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Square, where police recorded 11 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 Benar View area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fron Fawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Jones Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fron Fawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorvil Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorvil Road

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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