Crap Towns / Bangor / Crime
How much crime is there in Bangor?
The police recorded 125 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Bangor from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.6 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 54.9. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 136, up from 118 in the 12 months to August 2024.
Every crime in Bangor gets blamed on students or Caernarfon, depending who you ask.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| September 2023 to August 2024 | 118 | 78.6 |
| September 2024 to August 2025 | 122 | 77.4 |
| September 2025 to August 2026 | 136 | 73.7 |
| Crime | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 54.9 | 34.1 |
| Shoplifting | 19.5 | 7.1 |
| Public order | 12.3 | 6.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11.8 | 7.0 |
| Other theft | 9.5 | 5.4 |
| Drugs | 5.1 | 2.4 |
| Burglary | 3.7 | 3.1 |
| Vehicle crime | 3.0 | 3.8 |
| Other crime | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Possession of weapons | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| Theft from the person | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Robbery | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Town | Distance | Crimes per 1,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Rhyl | 45.6 km | 165 |
| Llandudno | 23.6 km | 158 |
| Caernarfon | 11.6 km | 133 |
| Bangor | – | 125 |
| Holyhead | 34.1 km | 109 |
| Colwyn Bay | 27.9 km | 106 |
| Kinmel Bay | 42.4 km | 98.9 |
| Llangefni | 11.8 km | 93.9 |
| Denbigh | 48.7 km | 90.0 |
| Abergele | 37.7 km | 71.2 |
| Conwy | 22.5 km | 55.5 |
| The typical town | – | 76.2 |