Community safety is a shared initiative between Isle of Anglesey County Council and Cyngor Gwynedd.
The Community Safety Partnership is a group of organisations working together to look at how best we can tackle crime and disorder across both counties. The requirement to have such a partnership in place on a local level is enshrined in law, within the Crime and Disorder Act of 1998. A number of organisations have a role to play within the partnership, including the local authority, the police, the probation service, fire and rescue service and the health board.
Local Community Safety Plan 2026-28 (opens in new tab)
Serious Violence Duty (opens in new tab)
Find information about:
When you are out and about are there areas when you don’t feel safe and go out of your way to avoid?
Use the StreetSafe tool to drop a pin and let North Wales Police know why and where
- Update on progress North Wales Vulnerability and Exploitation Strategy, 2021-2024 (opens in new tab)
- December 2022 - The North Wales Vulnerability and Exploitation Strategy 2021-2024 (opens in new tab)
- North Wales Vulnerability and Exploitation Strategy 2021-2023 – Update on Progress, March
- North Wales Vulnerability and Exploitation Strategy 2021 - 2025- Update on Progress – April 2024
Domestic Abuse Help and Support Services:
- Live Fear Free Helpline (opens in new tab)
- Rape Crisis (opens in new tab)
- RASASC (opens in new tab) : A registered charity that provides support to people all across North Wales who have experienced sexual violence, whether this happened recently or in the past.
- Amethyst (opens in new tab) : Amethyst offers a confidential service for men, women and children who have been sexually assaulted, either recently or in the past.
- The Hideout (opens in new tab) : Helps children and young people to understand domestic abuse, and how to take positive action.
- BAWSO (Black Association of Women Step Out Ltd) (opens in new tab) : Bawso is an All Wales voluntary organisation, providing specialist services to victims and BME people affected or at risk of by Domestic Abuse and all forms of violence; including Female Genital Mutilation, Forced Marriage, Honour Based Violence and Human Trafficking.
- Hourglass - Support for older people (opens in new tab)
- Respect: Men's advice line
- Survivors UK
- Gorwel (opens in new tab) : A Domestic Violence Service for everyone of all ages, and to any victim whether they are physically, mentally or sexually abused. The service offers confidential information and support to enable and encourage individuals to make their own decisions and choices about their future.
A Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) is a multi-agency review of the circumstances in which the death of a person aged 16 or over has, or appears to have, resulted from violence, abuse or neglect by:
- A person to whom he or she was related, or with whom he or she was or had been in an intimate personal relationship; or
- A member of the same household as himself or herself
(DHRs) were established on a statutory basis under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 and came into force on 13 April 2011. The purpose of a DHR is to:
- establish what lessons are to be learned from the domestic homicide regarding the way in which local professionals and organisations work individually and together to safeguard victims;
- identify clearly what those lessons are both within and between agencies, how and within what timescales they will be acted on, and what is expected to change as a result;
- apply these lessons to service responses including changes to inform national and local policies and procedures as appropriate;
- prevent domestic violence and homicide and improve service responses for all domestic violence and abuse victims and their children by developing a co-ordinated multi-agency approach to ensure that domestic abuse is identified and responded to effectively at the earliest opportunity;
The Gwynedd and Anglesey Community Safety Partnership holds the responsibility for establishing a review in this local authority area.
- 2012:Death of Adult 1 (female) Gwynedd – Summary report only available
- 2016: Death of Adult V (female) Gwynedd –report not published because of safeguarding reasons
- 2017:
- 2019:
- DHR Gwynedd February 2021:Joan – Summary report only availableLetter from the Home Office
- DHR Gwynedd March 2021: Currently ongoing
- DHR Gwynedd April 2022:
- DHR Anglesey April 2022: Currently ongoing
- DHR Anglesey June 2022:Elizabeth – Overview ReportElizabeth – Executive SummaryLetter from the Home Office
- DHR Gwynedd- June 2024: Currently ongoing
Useful information from North Wales Police about County Lines
Section 26 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 places a duty on certain bodies, in the exercise of their functions, to have “due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism”.
The aim of the Prevent strategy is to reduce the threat to the UK from terrorism by stopping people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. Prevent is about safeguarding vulnerable individuals from being radicalised and drawn into terrorism, ensuring that they are given appropriate advice and support. Gwynedd and Anglesey Community Safety Partnership oversees delivery of the Prevent duty in the area.
More information (opens in new tab)
Useful resource:
Act Early (opens in new tab) - a dedicated police website aimed at the family and friends of potentially vulnerable individuals, with information about the support available and the signs of radicalisation.
(Please call 999 or the police anti-terrorist hotline on 0800 789 321 to report an immediate threat to life or property from terrorist acts.)
Useful advice and support for children, young people and parents
Keep your child safe online
Tips and advice for keeping your children safe on social networks, apps and games. So your child can make the right decisions with the right support online.
CEOP is there to keep children safe from sexual abuse and grooming online.
- Are you worried about online sexual abuse or the way someone has been communicating with you online?
- Are you worried that your child is being groomed online or sexually exploited?
Report your concerns to one of CEOP's Child Protection Advisors
Here's the Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy 2025-28 by the North Wales Area Planning Board.
The Partnership has developed a Cocaine Awareness Campaign. Many people see recreational use of cocaine as a victimless crime. Our campaign highlights the wider impact on communities and families in terms of exploitation, health and wellbeing, and crime.
Posters are available to download here:
Be di’r Sgôr?
This service is available to every young person in both counties. The provision offers information, advice and targeted and specialist work. It is possible to self-refer to this service. A parent can also make a referral but the individual must agree to be referred and work with the Service.
- bedirsgor@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
- 01248 683029
Caniad
A regional service that works with substance misuse and mental health service users in order to ensure that their voices are heard and contribute towards polices/service development etc.
- caniad@caniad.org.uk
- 0800 085 3382
DAN 24/7
All Wales’ Free Bilingual Drug & Alcohol Helpline. And service Directory. These services are here to support you with advice and assistance.
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance misuse, please do not hesitate to reach out. Our dedicated professionals are ready to help you navigate through these challenges.
Naloxone Click and Deliver
Naloxone is a lifesaving medication that can temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Dan247 now offer a click-and-deliver service to any address in Wales. Order a free Naloxone kit https://dan247.org.uk
Training on how to administer Naloxone, can be arranged by contacting the Enhancing Lives Team. Edward Gallagher (BCUHB - Substance Misuse Services) Edward.Gallagher@wales.nhs.uk
NACOA
A free and confidential helpline for children of all ages who need support and a chat due to one of their parents/carers’ excessive drinking. The telephone number will not appear on a home itemised bill.
- nacoa.org.uk/
- helpline@Nacoa.org.uk
- 08003583456
North Wales Recovery Communities (Penrhyn House)
Supports individuals to establish Recovery from substance abuse by providing abstinence-based housing and open access therapeutic programmes.
- http://www.nwrc.info
- contactus@nwrc.info
- 01248 352771
Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy
Substance Misuse Delivery Plan
Feeding Recovery Handbook
The Feeding Recovery Project has been led by Alcohol Change UK, funded by the Welsh Government, and delivered in partnership with Barod and the Nelson Trust.
Want to find out about your local Neighbourhood Watch group and don't know how to reach it? Just visit www.ourwatch.org.uk and enter your postcode to find all the schemes which have registered on the website in your area.
What is Hate Crime?
Crimes committed against someone because of their disability, gender-identity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation are hate crimes and should be reported to the police.
For support and to report hate crime online, visit the Victim Support website and complete their Confidential Reporting Form.
Call 999 if you’re reporting a crime that’s in progress or if someone is in immediate danger. If the crime isn’t an emergency, call 101.
Further Information:
Preventing crime is everyone’s responsibility. Useful advice and information to help reduce and prevent crime can be found on the following websites:
- Advice and information | Police.uk (www.police.uk) (opens in new tab)
- North Wales Police (opens in new tab)
Property register
Register your valuables for free on the UK National Property Register. Immobilise is a completely free property register that creates a secure record of your personal possessions such as laptops and mobile phones. Further information
Register your bike
By registering and marking your bike, the chances of having it stolen are greatly reduced. Further information (opens in new tab)
What is the Community Trigger?
The Community Trigger is a process which allows you (or someone acting on your behalf) to ask the Council to review our responses to complaints of anti-social behaviour. However the following 3 criteria must be met in order for an application to be made:
- Contact us if you have complained to the Council, Police, Health Board or Registered Provider of Social Housing, about 3 incidents of anti-social behaviour in a 6 month period.
- All incidents must have occurred within 1 month of the incident being reported and you believe your complaint has not been appropriately addressed or no action has been taken.
- The application to use the Community trigger is made within six months of the report of antisocial behaviour.
The trigger cannot be used to report general acts of crime, including hate crime or anti-social behaviour.
What happens next?
On receipt of a Community Trigger referral, a number of people will come together from relevant council departments and partner organisations such as North Wales Police that will look collectively at the issues you have reported. They will also look at any actions that have been undertaken to determine if that action was adequate based on reasonable expectations and timescales. The review panel may make recommendations for further action to be taken in order to try to resolve the problem.
A response will be sent to you by The Council’s Community Safety team, explaining the action taken and suggestions on how to resolve the anti-social behaviour.
How do I make an Application?
To request a community trigger you will need to give the following details:
- dates of each time you’ve complained;
- details of where you complained (name, organisation and/or reference number)
- information about the anti-social behaviour
Complete the request form:
Request form – community triggerCommunity trigger request form (opens in new tab)
And return to:
- Community Trigger, Community Safety Office, Council Offices, Shirehall Street, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL55 1SH
For further information, call:
- 01286 679927
The ASB, Crime and Policing Act 2014 states we must publish the following information for the previous 12 months:
Number of applications for ASB Case Reviews received: 2
Number of times the threshold for review was not met: 0
Number of anti-social behaviour case reviews carried out: 2
Number of anti-social behaviour case reviews that resulted in recommendations being made: 1
Crimestoppers
Report a crime anonymously on-line or by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Crimestoppers are an independent charity helping law enforcement to locate criminals and help solve crimes. You don't have to give your name or any of your personal details and they won’t trace calls or track IP addresses.
Give information anonymously online here (opens in new tab)
North Wales Police
Report a non-urgent or non-emergency incident to North Wales Police on line.
Remember always dial 999 in an emergency.
Give information online here (opens in new tab)
Silent 999 calls to the Police
Information about silent 999 calls to the Police (opens in new tab)
Reports of Anti-social behaviour should be made directly to the appropriate service that is responsible for dealing with the issue.
For example complaints of:
- dog fouling
- abandoned vehicles
- noise nuisance
- or fly tipping
can be made online or by contacting the relevant local authority on:
- Cyngor Gwynedd: 01766 771000
- Isle of Anglesey County Council: 01248 750 057
Please remember that things like everyday living noise and parking issues do not count as antisocial behaviour.
Incidents of Anti-Social Behaviour such as public nuisance, public disorder, threatening behaviour, being drunk and disorderly, substance misuse, vandalism, should be reported directly to North Wales Police on 101, or if there is an emergency you should call 999 immediately.
Introduced under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, The Public Spaces Protection Orders will be replacing the current Designated Public Place Orders.
The order enables alcohol related antisocial behaviour to be challenged by a Police officer in uniform; in as much as the officer can request confiscation of the alcohol, whereby refusal can lead to arrest, in the following designated places:
Gwynedd
Adferiad Recovery is delighted to announce that it has received funding from GambleAware to develop a Gambling Education Hub in Wales, with an important focus on preventing harm to young people from gambling.
GambleAware has invested £2.5m in the gambling harm prevention education programme across England and Wales.
Following a successful pilot in Scotland, this grant will be shared between Centres England and Wales, with GamCare, in partnership with YGAM, ARA, Aquarius, Beacon, Breakeven and Neca leading the project in England, and Recovery Recovery undertaking the work in Wales. This is the second grant awarded to Recovery Recovery by GambleAware in the last year following a grant awarded to us in January for a pilot project to extend residential rehabilitation provision for gambling disorders.
People with problems can gamble and can stay at Parkland Place following a detox in White Haven to get their free rehabilitation - gamble conscious money for 3 years.
For more information, contact: info@adferiad.org
NWRC- all of our structured day program is accessible to anyone with any addiction issues including gambling.
We find many of our clients with gambling problems secondary to there being the basic drug of choice.
NWRC hopes to introduce the Gamblers Anonymous fellowship soon for this very reason.
There is a GA meeting in Colwyn Bay:
Colwyn bay
Principal
Y Fron Community Centre
8-10 Shepherd Road, Colwyn Bay, LL29 8TN
Thursday 19:30 - 21:30