Total Crime Rate

235.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 235.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 92.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.9 9/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Penrhyn Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Canol Bangor , and the 29th highest crime rate of 395 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 Penrhyn Avenue (LL57 1LT) in the last 12 months was 235.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% higher than the Canol Bangor average (164.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 92.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penrhyn Avenue (LL57 1LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trem-Y-Garnedd (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Penrhyn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rhodfa Penrhyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llain Yr Eglwys Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Llys Mathieson —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenwood Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Mathieson Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Trem-Y-Garnedd Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trem-Y-Garnedd Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trem-Y-Garnedd Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Llys Mathieson Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tan Y Coed Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tan-Y-Mynydd —
Apr 2026Other theft Gwern Las Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tan Y Coed Under investigation
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Data Sources

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