Total Crime Rate

94.0 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 94.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Newton Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Arllechwedd , and the 115th 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 Newton Street (LL55 4HN) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% higher than the Arllechwedd average (76.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 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 Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Street (LL55 4HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Market Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coed-Y-Glyn (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Stryd Goodman Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwel Y Mynydd Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gwel Y Mynydd Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stryd Tyrner Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stryd-Y-Dwr Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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