Total Crime Rate

120.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Drugs 20.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Meirion Lane area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Canol Bangor , and the 84th 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 Meirion Lane (LL57 2BU) in the last 12 months was 120.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meirion Lane (LL57 2BU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Meirion Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Garth Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Ffordd Meirion Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Love Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maeshyfryd Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Maeshyfryd Under investigation
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Data Sources

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