Total Crime Rate

110.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.2 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Ffordd Mela area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in De Pwllheli , and the 97th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Gwynedd .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ffordd Mela (LL53 5PD) in the last 12 months was 110.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 321.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ffordd Mela (LL53 5PD), the main crime hotspot is near Awel-Y-Mor. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ffordd Mela area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Y Prom —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Awel-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Hamdden —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Awel-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Awel-Y-Mor Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Awel-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Awel-Y-Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardiff Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Awel-Y-Mor Under investigation
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Data Sources

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