Total Crime Rate

213.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 213.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Water Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Craig-y-don , and the 47th highest crime rate of 382 local areas in Conwy .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Water Street (LL30 2EY) in the last 12 months was 213.4 per 1,000 residents and was 234.3% higher than the Craig-y-don average (63.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 108.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Street (LL30 2EY), the main crime hotspot is near Vardre Lane. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Water Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tan-Yr-Ogof Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gloddaeth Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tan-Yr-Ogof Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tan-Yr-Ogof Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tan-Yr-Ogof Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tan-Yr-Ogof Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vardre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vardre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vardre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vardre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vardre Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vardre Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Passage Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tan-Yr-Ogof Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Maelgwy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Back Bod-Hyfryd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Bod-Hyfryd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Bod-Hyfryd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Masonic Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Masonic Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order James Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order James Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Windsor Passage Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clement Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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