Crime in Betws-y-coed
Recorded crime in Betws-y-coed is 0.7 times the Conwy average and 0.8 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 31%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Betws-y-coed: about 390 residents in 2 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime
- Living
- 2.8/10Weak
- 5-year change
- −31%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 0.7×the Conwy average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Betws-y-coed.
Crime over 5 years
Down 31% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Betws-y-coed, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.7× the Conwy average (0.8× the England and Wales average). 65 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 63% of the harm here
- Burglary: 20% of the harm here
- Other theft: 8% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 63% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 21 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Conwy (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Conwy council area, not only Betws-y-coed. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 77 | 0.67 | About the same |
| Cars broken into | 56 | 0.49 | Down 43% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 524 | 4.6 | Down 19% |
| Burglary of homes | 165 | 1.4 | Down 19% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 1 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Burglary | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 25.3 |
| Drugs | 1.0 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.3 |
| Other crime | 1.5 |
| Other theft | 9.9 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.3 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 2.9 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 8.8 |
| Public order | 4.7 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 |
| Shoplifting | 4.6 |
Postcode districts in Betws-y-coed
Nearby towns
Council: Conwy
Questions about crime in Betws-y-coed
- Is Betws-y-coed a safe place to live?
- Betws-y-coed scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.7 times the Conwy average.
- Is crime going up or down in Betws-y-coed?
- Down 31% over 5 years, from 28 recorded crimes a year to 19.
- What is the most common crime in Betws-y-coed?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 25 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Betws-y-coed compare with Conwy?
- Crime severity in Betws-y-coed is 0.7 times the Conwy average.
- How many cars are stolen in Betws-y-coed?
- In Conwy, the council area Betws-y-coed is in, the police recorded 77 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.7 per 1,000 residents, about the same as the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Betws-y-coed?
- 524 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Conwy, the council area Betws-y-coed is in, 4.6 per 1,000 residents, about the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Betws-y-coed last year?
- 1 homicide (murder or manslaughter) was recorded in 2025/26, in Conwy, the council area Betws-y-coed is in, against 0 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.