Total Crime Rate

103.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 103.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Blaen Y Wawr area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Canol Bangor , and the 103rd 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 Blaen Y Wawr (LL57 4TR) in the last 12 months was 103.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blaen Y Wawr (LL57 4TR), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Blaen Y Wawr area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cilcoed Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toronnen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Toronnen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Penrhos Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lon-Y-Deri —
Apr 2026Burglary Penrhos Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pen-Y-Wern Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pen-Y-Wern Under investigation
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Data Sources

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