Total Crime Rate

106.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.3 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 106.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 35.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Ael Y Glyn area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dyffryn Ardudwy , and the 99th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Gwynedd .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ael Y Glyn (LL46 2UJ) in the last 12 months was 106.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ael Y Glyn (LL46 2UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ael Y Glyn area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Y Waun Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Penyrhwlfa Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penyrhwlfa —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ty Canol Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Y Waun Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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