Total Crime Rate

146.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 146.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Other crime 14.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Pentre Bach area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Abermaw , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Gwynedd .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pentre Bach (LL42 1HT) in the last 12 months was 146.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.7% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pentre Bach (LL42 1HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heol Llewelyn (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Pentre Bach area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs South Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Llewelyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Marine Gardens Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Idris Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Llewelyn Under investigation
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Data Sources

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