Total Crime Rate
956.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
508.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pool Street area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Canol Tref Caernarfon , and the 2nd 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 Pool Street (LL55 2AB) in the last 12 months was 956.9 per 1,000 residents and was 160.9% higher than the Canol Tref Caernarfon average (366.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 99 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 118 (≈ 508.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pool Street (LL55 2AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rhes Pretoria, where police recorded 164 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (63 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rhes Pretoria | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rhes Pretoria | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rhes Segontiwm | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rhes Segontiwm | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pool Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhes Cwstenin | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Twthill West | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Penrallt Isaf | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allt Pafiliwn | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Allt Pafiliwn | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhes Cwstenin | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhes Cwstenin | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stryd Y Porth Mawr | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rhes Pretoria | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rhes Pretoria | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rhes Pretoria | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rhes Pretoria | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rhes Pretoria | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rhes Pretoria | Under investigation |
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