Total Crime Rate

193.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 193.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maesgwyn area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Kinmel Bay , and the 50th highest crime rate of 383 local areas in Conwy .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Maesgwyn (LL18 5LW) in the last 12 months was 193.7 per 1,000 residents and was 85.8% higher than the Kinmel Bay average (104.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 123.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maesgwyn (LL18 5LW), the main crime hotspot is near Cynlas. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Maesgwyn area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llugwy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maesgwyn Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon Heulog Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Llugwy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Llugwy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhodfa Caer Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cynlas Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Argoed —
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Data Sources

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