Total Crime Rate

128.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.6 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 128.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

New Cottages area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Abererch , and the 74th 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 New Cottages (LL54 5HS) in the last 12 months was 128.3 per 1,000 residents and was 222.6% higher than the Abererch average (39.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Cottages (LL54 5HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lime Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eifl Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eifl Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Croes-Higol Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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