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Pen-y-groes: your area

Pen-y-groes ward · Gwynedd. Every figure carries its own date.

Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.

What makes this ward different?

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 22.6% here, compared with 17% across Gwynedd (5.5 percentage points higher).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 21.2% here, compared with 16.3% across Gwynedd (5 percentage points higher).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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A proposed response →

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 21% here, compared with 17% across Gwynedd (4.7 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The people and homes here

People aged 65 or over

23.6%

21 March 2021 · Pen-y-groes ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

421 out of 1,787.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6.4%

21 March 2021 · Pen-y-groes ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

115 out of 1,794.

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People counted in the census

1,793

21 March 2021 · Pen-y-groes ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,793 out of 1,793.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

31%

21 March 2021 · Pen-y-groes ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

451 out of 1,456.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

55.2%

21 March 2021 · Pen-y-groes ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

443 out of 802.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

22.6%

21 March 2021 · Pen-y-groes ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

181 out of 802.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

21.2%

21 March 2021 · Pen-y-groes ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

309 out of 1,456.

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Homes rented privately

16%

21 March 2021 · Pen-y-groes ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

127 out of 803.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

21%

21 March 2021 · Pen-y-groes ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

172 out of 803.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Pen-y-groes ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

124 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 192 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Pen-y-groes ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 21 mapped crimes in September 2024; 7 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Pen-y-groes
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 20242114
October 20242910
November 20242010
December 2024107
January 202544
February 2025223
March 2025146
April 2025223
May 2025175
June 202599
July 202584
August 2025164
September 2025103
October 202532
November 2025143
December 202593
January 2026102
February 2026114
March 2026123
April 2026133
May 2026172
June 2026121
July 202665
August 202672
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Pen-y-groes
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime84
criminal damage arson16
public order10
shoplifting7
other crime3
other theft3
burglary1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Plans affecting this area

No project footprint has been verified for this ward. See the wider local plans; a nearby site does not automatically mean the whole ward benefits.

The proposed local response →