Crime Rates at The Quay, Barmouth, LL42 1ET

The Quay area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Abermaw , and the 58th 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 Quay (LL42 1ET) in the last 12 months was 155.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 102.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Quay (LL42 1ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Water Street, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.