Total Crime Rate

92.3 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 92.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Yr Hwylfa area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Cadnant , and the 121st 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 Yr Hwylfa (LL55 1HT) in the last 12 months was 92.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% lower than the Cadnant average (119.2 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Yr Hwylfa (LL55 1HT), the main crime hotspot is near Maesincla. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Yr Hwylfa area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Elidir Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cae Berllan —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lly'S Meirion Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llwyn Ceirios Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cae Mur —
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Data Sources

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