Total Crime Rate
205.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Betws Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw , and the 43rd 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 Betws Road (LL26 0HE) in the last 12 months was 205.9 per 1,000 residents and was 155.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Betws Road (LL26 0HE), 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.
View Crime In Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perthi | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapel Street | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plough Field | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plough Field | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Plough Field | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plough Field | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tan Y Graig | Under investigation |
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