Total Crime Rate
393.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
150.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Henar area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw , and the 21st highest crime rate of 382 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 Henar (LL26 0AF) in the last 12 months was 393.1 per 1,000 residents and was 490.4% higher than the Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw average (66.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 150.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Henar (LL26 0AF), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Street. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Tan Y Graig | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Watling Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watling Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Plough Field | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Heol Ddinbych | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Talybont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fyny'R Allt | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd Newydd | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trem Arfon | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plough Field | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Trem Arfon | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Plough Field | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Plough Field | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Willow Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Plough Field | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cae Llan | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ancaster Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Plough Field | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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