Bowydd a'r Rhiw, Gwynedd: Safety
Safety
Crime in Bowydd a'r Rhiw has dropped sharply. It fell from 133 crimes per 1,000 people in 2024 to around 100 in 2025, and 2026 figures are tracking even lower so far.
In 2024, the rate was above the UK average of 91.6 per 1,000. By 2025 it had come down to 99.6. The 2026 data suggests this downward trend is sticking around. That's real progress in just a couple of years.
Anti-social behaviour has more than halved since 2024, which is genuinely encouraging. This is the thing that affects your day-to-day life most directly, and the improvement here is obvious.
The neighbourhood stacks up reasonably well against its immediate neighbours. It's tracking broadly in line with Diffwys a Maenofferen at the moment.
Source: police-recorded crime for Bowydd a'r Rhiw ward (North Wales Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Bowydd a'r Rhiw ward: North Wales Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Bowydd a'r Rhiw ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
114.7
Higher than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Higher than
Wales average
96.6
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw
77.7
Higher than
Trawsfynydd
56.4
Higher than
Uwch Conwy
28.6
Higher than
Diffwys a Maenofferen
72.7
Higher than
Teigl
65.7
Higher than
Glaslyn
64.3
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Bowydd a'r Rhiw ward and the Wales average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences44%39%
- Anti-social behaviour20%15%
- Other theft8%5%
- Public order7%10%
- Criminal damage and arson7%9%
- Shoplifting6%7%
- Burglary4%3%
- Drugs1%3%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Other crime1%3%
