Total Crime Rate

61.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Penybryn area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in De Pwllheli , and the 195th highest crime rate of 394 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 Penybryn (LL53 6DU) in the last 12 months was 61.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% lower than the De Pwllheli average (74.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -65.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penybryn (LL53 6DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cefn Y Twr, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ffordd Cae Rhyg (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penybryn area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Y Fron Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Cae Rhyg Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Y Groes Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stryd Y Ffynnon Under investigation
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Data Sources

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