Total Crime Rate
116.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingsway area has the 20th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Eirias , and the 94th highest crime rate of 382 local areas in Conwy .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsway (LL29 8PP) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% higher than the Eirias average (108.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingsway (LL29 8PP), the main crime hotspot is near Princes Drive. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lansdowne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Princes Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellesmere Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lansdowne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sea Bank Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Sea Bank Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Sea Bank Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sea Bank Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mostyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Egerton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kingsway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellesmere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Princes Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Princes Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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