Barmouth & Dolgellau
Middle areaSouth east Gwynedd. 6,311 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 247 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 90% of people in Barmouth & Dolgellau live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Barmouth & Dolgellau
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barmouth & Dolgellau at a rate of 90.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 88.8 per 1,000 people across Gwynedd.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 234 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 111 |
| Other crime | 95 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 59 |
| Shoplifting | 32 |
| Drug offences | 18 |
| Burglary | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Barmouth & Dolgellau compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Barmouth & Dolgellau safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Barmouth & Dolgellau at a rate of 90.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 88.8 per 1,000 people across Gwynedd.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 77 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Barmouth & Dolgellau.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (234), anti-social behaviour (111) and other crime (95).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Gwynedd
These figures are published for the whole of Gwynedd, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Gwynedd and not Barmouth & Dolgellau alone. See Gwynedd
Barmouth & Dolgellau in brief
The median price paid for a home in Barmouth & Dolgellau was £203,750 in 2025.
Barmouth & Dolgellau had 6,128 usual residents at the census.
About 90% of people in Barmouth & Dolgellau live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Barmouth & Dolgellau, 38.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.