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Crime in LL29 8

How much crime is recorded in LL29 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Conwy
Region
Wales
Population
17,947 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LL29 8

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in LL29 8, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
48.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
100
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

LL29 8National
Violence and sexual offences42.823.6
Anti-social behaviour19.310.7
Shoplifting11.48.4
Public order8.04.6
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Burglary7.89.1
Other theft4.54.5
Drugs2.72.4
Other crime2.21.5
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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