Total Crime Rate
299.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
100.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Convent Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Canol Bangor , and the 17th highest crime rate of 395 local areas in Gwynedd .
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 Convent Lane (LL57 2DR) in the last 12 months was 299.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% higher than the Canol Bangor average (164.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -36.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 100.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Convent Lane (LL57 2DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A5, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cae Maeslodwig | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cae Maeslodwig | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clarence Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A5 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A5 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A5 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbey Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cae Maeslodwig | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ffordd Cynfal | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Victoria Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Menai Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hospital | Under investigation |
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