Total Crime Rate
142.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bank Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dyffryn Ardudwy , and the 65th 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 Bank Place (LL48 6AA) in the last 12 months was 142.4 per 1,000 residents and was 96.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 223.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bank Place (LL48 6AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stryd Yr Ysgol, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Penrhyndeudraeth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stryd Yr Ysgol | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stryd Yr Ysgol | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stryd Yr Ysgol | Under investigation |
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