Total Crime Rate

362.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

199.4 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 362.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 199.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.8 10/10
  • Public order 36.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.7 10/10
  • Burglary 22.5 10/10
  • Other crime 19.7 10/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Friars Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Canol Bangor , and the 12th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Gwynedd .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Friars Road (LL57 1BE) in the last 12 months was 362.4 per 1,000 residents and was 121.0% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 199.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friars Road (LL57 1BE), 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 Friars Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ffordd Islwyn —
Apr 2026Drugs Orme Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ffordd Islwyn —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yllaethdy Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Burglary Friars Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Friars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ffordd Ceiriog Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Seiriol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Beach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penlon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beach Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Ffordd Islwyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Islwyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ffordd Islwyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ffordd Islwyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Seiriol Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stryd Panton Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stryd Fawr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seiriol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dean Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd Panton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Street —
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Data Sources

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