Total Crime Rate

127.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.4 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 127.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 75.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 20th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Canol Bangor , and the 75th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Gwynedd .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penrhyn Avenue (LL57 1LY) in the last 12 months was 127.5 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penrhyn Avenue (LL57 1LY), the main crime hotspot is near Trem-Y-Garnedd. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Penrhyn Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llain Yr Eglwys Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tan Y Coed Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tan Y Coed Under investigation
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 2026Burglary Trem-Y-Garnedd Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gwern Las Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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