Total Crime Rate

440.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

186.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 440.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 186.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 114.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 42.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.1 10/10
  • Public order 33.9 10/10
  • Drugs 29.7 10/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gaol Street area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in De Pwllheli , and the 7th 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 Gaol Street (LL53 5DB) in the last 12 months was 440.7 per 1,000 residents and was 552.2% higher than the De Pwllheli average (67.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 186.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaol Street (LL53 5DB), the main crime hotspot is near Maes Square. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Gaol Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maes Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penrhydlyniog —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Troedyrallt Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Troedyrallt Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Troedyrallt Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Troedyrallt Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mitre Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitre Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd-Y-Llan Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stryd Kingshead Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cesail-Y-Bryn —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Penmount Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maes Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penrhydlyniog —
Apr 2026Public order Maes Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maes Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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