Total Crime Rate

238.3 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 238.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Eirias , and the 36th 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 The Close (LL29 7PT) in the last 12 months was 238.3 per 1,000 residents and was 146.5% higher than the Eirias average (96.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 140.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Close (LL29 7PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A547 (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Greenfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dundonald Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Woodfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dundonald Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Douglas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A547 Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs A547 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary A547 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gladys Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladys Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Back Bay View Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Park —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lawson Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pendorlan Avenue —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Greenfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Greenfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lawson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Dingle Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs The Dingle Under investigation

Data Sources

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