Total Crime Rate

121.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Market Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dyffryn Ardudwy , and the 86th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Gwynedd .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Place (LL48 6LP) in the last 12 months was 121.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.7% higher than the Dyffryn Ardudwy average (65.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 407.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (LL48 6LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stryd Yr Ysgol (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stryd Yr Ysgol —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stryd Yr Ysgol Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pensarn Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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