Total Crime Rate

385.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 385.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 198.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 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

Hen Walia area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Canol Tref Caernarfon , and the 7th highest crime rate of 394 local areas in Gwynedd .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hen Walia (LL55 2LE) in the last 12 months was 385.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% lower than the Canol Tref Caernarfon average (407.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 135.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hen Walia (LL55 2LE), the main crime hotspot is near Penllyn. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hen Walia area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhes Assheton Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penllyn —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henwalia —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penllyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Penllyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wesley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stryd Newydd —
Sep 2025Drugs A487 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary South Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pool Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bro Helen Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pool Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garnon Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Garnon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garnon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ffordd Victoria —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penllyn —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Henwalia —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Pendalar Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cefn Hendre Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cefn Hendre —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cefn Talar Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cefn Talar Under investigation
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Data Sources

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