Overview of Isle of Anglesey crime rate
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The Isle of Anglesey, with a low crime rating, ranks 22nd among nearby areas. In 2023, it reported 5,282 crimes in a population of 68,878, leading to a crime rate of 76.69 per 1,000 residents, which is a 15.28% decrease from the previous year.
The predominant crimes are Violence and sexual offences (41.6%), Anti-social behaviour (21.2%), and Criminal damage and arson (9.1%), with robbery, bicycle theft, and theft from the person being the least frequent.
Among its 14 wards, Tref Cybi (196.6), Ynys Gybi (138.2), and Cefni (95.7) have the highest crime rates, whereas Bro Aberffraw, Seiriol, and Lligwy are the safest.
Postcode districts within the Isle of Anglesey show LL65 (111.2), LL77 (100.6), and LL68 (87.9) with the highest crime rates, compared to LL73, LL76, and LL66 as the safest.
In the Isle of Anglesey, there has been a rise in Public order and Violence and sexual offences, with violence notably increasing in 2021 and continuing into 2022. These trends signal ongoing challenges with violence and disorder. On a positive note, decreases in Anti-social behaviour, Criminal damage and arson, Other theft, Public order, and Violence and sexual offences in 2023 reflect successful efforts to curb these crimes, particularly the significant drop in violent offences, demonstrating impactful crime prevention and response strategies.
Isle of Anglesey crime incidents by crime type
A total of 5282 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 2197 (41.6)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 1120 (21.2)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 482 (9.1)%
- Other theft – 373 (7.1)%
- Public order – 369 (7.0)%
- Shoplifting – 234 (4.4)%
- Drugs – 134 (2.5)%
- Burglary – 132 (2.5)%
- Other crime – 95 (1.8)%
- Vehicle crime – 69 (1.3)%
- Possession of weapons – 48 (0.9)%
- Robbery – 11 (0.2)%
- Bicycle theft – 10 (0.2)%
- Theft from the person – 8 (0.2)%
How does Isle of Anglesey compare against nearby areas ?
Isle of Anglesey ranks 22nd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
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Crime rates in Isle of Anglesey wards
There are 14 wards within Isle of Anglesey. Tref Cybi, Ynys Gybi, Cefni has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 14 wards from high crime rate to low.
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Crime rates in postcode districts under Isle of Anglesey
There are 21 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Isle of Anglesey. Highest crime rates in LL65, LL77, LL68 .
- LL65 – 111.2
- LL77 – 100.6
- LL68 – 87.9
- LL64 – 77.8
- LL67 – 73.7
- LL59 – 58.8
- LL69 – 53.2
- LL63 – 51.6
- LL58 – 50.1
- LL61 – 49.1
- LL75 – 45.3
- LL62 – 45.1
- LL70 – 41.7
- LL60 – 41.2
- LL78 – 34.3
- LL74 – 31.8
- LL72 – 26.2
- LL71 – 25.4
- LL73 – 18.1
- LL76 – 2.4
- LL66 – 2.3
Postcode districts in Isle of Anglesey
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