Total Crime Rate

289.0 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 289.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 9/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle 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

Pen Y Dre area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw , and the 29th 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 Pen Y Dre (LL26 0BG) in the last 12 months was 289.0 per 1,000 residents and was 258.2% higher than the Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw average (80.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 121.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 130.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pen Y Dre (LL26 0BG), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Street. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pen Y Dre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Plough Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trem Arfon Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perthi Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Plough Field Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plough Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Plough Field Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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