Total Crime Rate

241.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 241.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 69.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.6 10/10
  • Public order 29.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Madoc Street West area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Dolbenmaen , and the 25th 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 Madoc Street West (LL49 9DU) in the last 12 months was 241.8 per 1,000 residents and was 555.0% higher than the Dolbenmaen average (36.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Madoc Street West (LL49 9DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rhes Cambrian (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Madoc Street West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Madog Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rhes Cambrian Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhes Cambrian Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaslyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaslyn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaslyn Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime East Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bakers Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Smith Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bakers Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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