Total Crime Rate

203.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 203.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Penllyn area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Dyffryn Ardudwy , and the 38th highest crime rate of 394 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 Penllyn (LL48 6PH) in the last 12 months was 203.3 per 1,000 residents and was 212.0% higher than the Dyffryn Ardudwy average (65.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 118.2% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 70.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penllyn (LL48 6PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stryd Yr Ysgol, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trem Y Moelwyn (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penllyn area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trem Y Moelwyn —
Sep 2025Public order High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pensarn Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stryd Yr Ysgol Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stryd Yr Ysgol —
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Data Sources

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