Total Crime Rate

161.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 161.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Public order 24.2 10/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Benar Headland area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Abersoch gyda Llanengan , and the 52nd 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 Benar Headland (LL53 7BA) in the last 12 months was 161.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.1% higher than the Abersoch gyda Llanengan average (86.2 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 88.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benar Headland (LL53 7BA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 4 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Benar Headland area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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