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Crime in Bangor

418 crimes were recorded within a mile of the centre of Bangor between May 2026 to June 2026. North Wales Police logged an outcome for 178 of them.

87% of criminal damage and arson cases here ended with no suspect identified.

Month by month

May 2026June 2026

What was reported, and how it ended

The change compares the most recent six months with the six before them. Cases still under investigation are not counted in the rate.

CategoryRecordedChangeNo suspect identified
Violence and sexual offences132down 39%24%
Anti-social behaviour83down 49%n/a
Shoplifting55up 39%48%
Criminal damage and arson35down 33%87%
Public order34too fewtoo few
Other theft28too few75%
Drugs13too fewtoo few
Burglary11too fewtoo few
Vehicle crime11too fewtoo few
Other crime4too fewtoo few
Possession of weapons4too fewtoo few
Theft from the person4too fewtoo few
Bicycle theft3too fewtoo few
Robbery1too fewtoo few

Where it happens

The source records a crime as being on or near a street rather than at an address, so that nobody can be identified from it. These are the streets that come up most often, over the whole 2 months.

Violence and sexual offences

  1. Parking Area9
  2. Rhes Plas Llwyd9
  3. Lon Ogwen7
  4. Shopping Area7
  5. Mountain Square4
  6. Park Street4
  7. Petrol Station4
  8. Brick Street3

Anti-social behaviour

  1. Parking Area9
  2. Shopping Area8
  3. Petrol Station5
  4. Well Street5
  5. Rhes Plas Llwyd4
  6. Bryn Eithinog3
  7. Nightclub3
  8. Rhodfa'r Frenhines3

Shoplifting

  1. Rhes Plas Llwyd13
  2. Petrol Station12
  3. Shopping Area7
  4. A56
  5. Supermarket4
  6. Well Street4
  7. York Place4
  8. High Street2

Criminal damage and arson

  1. Shopping Area6
  2. Parking Area4
  3. Belmont Street3
  4. Further/higher Educational Building3
  5. Dean Street2
  6. Rhes Plas Llwyd2
  7. Stryd Waterloo2
  8. Ffordd Islwyn1

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