Total Crime Rate
74.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ffordd Y Castell area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Canol Bangor , and the 151st highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Gwynedd .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ffordd Y Castell (LL57 1SU) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ffordd Y Castell (LL57 1SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ffordd Tan Y Bryn (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plas Y Gerddi | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Llys Mathieson | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Llys Mathieson | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenwood Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plas Y Gerddi | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Llys Mathieson | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd Tan Y Bryn | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd Tan Y Bryn | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd Tan Y Bryn | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd Tan Y Bryn | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tan-Y-Mynydd | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd Tan Y Bryn | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Plas Y Gerddi | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rhodfa Penrhyn | Under investigation |
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