Total Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 60.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 13.4 3/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Castle Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dyffryn Ardudwy , and the 182nd 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 Castle Street (LL48 6AL) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (LL48 6AL), the main crime hotspot is near Stryd Yr Ysgol. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Public order Trem Y Moelwyn Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Yr Ysgol —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stryd Yr Ysgol Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd Yr Ysgol Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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