Total Crime Rate

317.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

135.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 317.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 135.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.1 10/10
  • Drugs 31.0 10/10
  • Other theft 27.1 10/10
  • Burglary 19.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.4 10/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Orme Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Canol Bangor , and the 16th 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 Orme Road (LL57 1AU) in the last 12 months was 317.8 per 1,000 residents and was 93.8% higher than the Canol Bangor average (164.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 135.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orme Road (LL57 1AU), the main crime hotspot is near Friars Road. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Orme Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stryd Fawr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ffordd Islwyn —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ffordd Islwyn —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ffordd Islwyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ffordd Islwyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Islwyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ffordd Islwyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seiriol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seiriol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yllaethdy Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seiriol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Seiriol Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Seiriol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Seiriol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Friars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Beach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garth Hill —
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penlon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Friars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beach Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Garth Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Orme Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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