Total Crime Rate
131.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
89.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hughendon Cottages area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Dolbenmaen , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 395 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 Hughendon Cottages (LL49 9EW) in the last 12 months was 131.1 per 1,000 residents and was 388.2% higher than the Dolbenmaen average (26.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 89.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hughendon Cottages (LL49 9EW), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Terrace Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Smith Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | East Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smith Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bakers Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Smith Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Smith Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Madog Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glaslyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Terrace Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Madog Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Madog Street | Under investigation |
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