Crap Towns / Caernarfon / Crime

How much crime is there in Caernarfon?

The police recorded 133 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Caernarfon from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.7 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 63.5. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 133, up from 127 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	127	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	139	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	133	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	63.5	34.1
Shoplifting	16.2	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	15.4	7.0
Public order	11.3	6.6
Other theft	8.3	5.4
Drugs	5.9	2.4
Burglary	3.6	3.1
Other crime	3.5	2.0
Vehicle crime	2.0	3.8
Possession of weapons	1.7	0.8
Robbery	0.7	0.6
Theft from the person	0.6	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.6	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Rhyl	55.6 km	165
Llandudno	34.8 km	158
Caernarfon	–	133
Bangor	11.6 km	125
Holyhead	30.9 km	109
Colwyn Bay	38.5 km	106
Kinmel Bay	52.4 km	98.9
Llangefni	12.8 km	93.9
Denbigh	56.8 km	90.0
Abergele	47.5 km	71.2
Conwy	33.3 km	55.5
The typical town	–	76.2