Total Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 85.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Y Maes area has the 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in De Pwllheli , and the 130th highest crime rate of 394 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 Y Maes (LL53 6HE) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.2% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Y Maes (LL53 6HE), 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 Y Maes 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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