Total Crime Rate
84.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cae Gwastad area has the 6th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dyffryn Ardudwy , and the 131st 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 Cae Gwastad (LL46 2GY) in the last 12 months was 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% higher than the Dyffryn Ardudwy average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cae Gwastad (LL46 2GY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glan Gors (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ty Canol | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penyrhwlfa | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penyrhwlfa | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glan Gors | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glan Gors | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glan Gors | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glan Gors | Under investigation |
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