Total Crime Rate
238.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
84.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Madoc Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Dolbenmaen , and the 28th highest crime rate of 395 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 (LL49 9PG) in the last 12 months was 238.1 per 1,000 residents and was 786.8% higher than the Dolbenmaen average (26.9 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 Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Madoc Street (LL49 9PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bakers Lane (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Terrace Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Madog Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bakers Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Porthmadog Harbour | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Smith Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Smith Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Smith Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Smith Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Madog Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Porthmadog Harbour | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Madog Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Terrace Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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