Total Crime Rate
88.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Old Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Craig-y-don , and the 139th highest crime rate of 382 local areas in Conwy .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Old Road (LL30 2NB) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% higher than the Craig-y-don average (63.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Road (LL30 2NB), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Bod-Hyfryd Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tan-Yr-Ogof Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tan-Yr-Ogof Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tan-Yr-Ogof Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vardre Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tan-Yr-Ogof Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Tan-Yr-Ogof Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Back Bod-Hyfryd Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Back Bod-Hyfryd Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clement Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Masonic Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Masonic Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vardre Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vardre Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vardre Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vardre Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloddaeth Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tan-Yr-Ogof Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vardre Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hill Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hill Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hill Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill Terrace | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hill Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hill Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Terrace | Under investigation |
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