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Gwynedd is the 22nd safest county in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The overall crime rate in Gwynedd in 2021 was 67 crimes per 1,000 people, and the most common crimes were violence and sexual offences, which happened to roughly every 35 out of 1,000 residents.
Out of all of Gwynedd's larger towns and cities, Holyhead is the most dangerous. The next most dangerous is Bangor, and Caernarfon comes in as third most dangerous. There are safer parts of Gwynedd, starting with Caernarfon which ranks as the safest area in Gwynedd, followed up by Bangor in second place, and Holyhead in third place.
Incidents mapped in Gwynedd represent the time frame between April 2019 and March 2022. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
Last updated: 09 Apr, 2021
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Last updated: 09 Apr, 2021
| Crime | Count | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 4,256 | 21.98 |
| Bicycle Theft | 72 | 0.37 |
| Burglary | 412 | 2.13 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 1,582 | 8.17 |
| Drugs | 377 | 1.95 |
| Other Crime | 249 | 1.29 |
| Other Theft | 935 | 4.83 |
| Possession of Weapons | 63 | 0.33 |
| Public Order | 1,862 | 9.61 |
| Robbery | 31 | 0.16 |
| Shoplifting | 447 | 2.31 |
| Theft From the Person | 39 | 0.20 |
| Vehicle Crime | 203 | 1.05 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 6,695 | 34.57 |
| Name | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference from Gwynedd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor | 1,855 | 113 | 41% more dangerous |
| Caernarfon | 1,128 | 110 | 39% more dangerous |
| Holyhead | 1,549 | 129 | 48% more dangerous |
| Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Trend |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | Getting worse |
| Bicycle Theft | 0.28 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.37 | Safer |
| Burglary | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.1 | Safer |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | Safer |
| Drugs | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | Getting worse |
| Other Crime | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | Safer |
| Other Theft | 6 | 6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | Safer |
| Possession of Weapons | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.34 | 0.33 | Safer |
| Public Order | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | Getting worse |
| Robbery (inc. mugging) | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | Getting worse |
| Shoplifting | 3.4 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | Safer |
| Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing) | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.15 | 0.20 | Safer |
| Vehicle Crime | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | Safer |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 28 | 33 | 32 | 35 | Getting worse |
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