Total Crime Rate

296.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 296.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.2 10/10
  • Public order 21.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Water Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Gele and Llanddulas , and the 27th highest crime rate of 383 local areas in Conwy .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Water Street (LL22 7SR) in the last 12 months was 296.6 per 1,000 residents and was 396.4% higher than the Gele and Llanddulas average (59.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 170.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Street (LL22 7SR), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Water Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llys Marni Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llys Marni Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llys Marni —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Idris Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sydenham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cwrt Idris —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Llys Marni Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentre Ucha Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentre Ucha Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llys Jenkin Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llys Jenkin Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentre Ucha Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llys Jenkin —

Data Sources

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