Crime in Conwy
Recorded crime in Conwy is 0.7 times the Conwy council average and 0.8 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 7%. 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 Conwy: about 6,889 residents in 8 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime
- Living
- 6.9/10Good
- 5-year change
- −7%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 0.7×the Conwy council average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Conwy.
Crime over 5 years
Down 7% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Conwy, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.7× the Conwy council average (0.8× the England and Wales average). 60 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 79% of the harm here
- Burglary: 8% of the harm here
- Other theft: 4% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 79% 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: 18 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 the town of Conwy. 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.
How often crimes lead to a charge in LL32
In LL32, the postcode district at the centre of Conwy, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 174 | 5% | 3% | 70% | 11% | 10% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 53 | 8% | 6% | 25% | 55% | 8% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 11% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
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 |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.1 |
| Burglary | 2.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 31.7 |
| Drugs | 1.3 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 1.5 |
| Other theft | 4.7 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.2 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 1.8 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 8.5 |
| Public order | 5.5 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.5 |
| Shoplifting | 2.3 |
Postcode districts in Conwy
Nearby towns
Council: Conwy
Questions about crime in Conwy
- Is Conwy a safe place to live?
- Conwy 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 council average.
- Is crime going up or down in Conwy?
- Down 7% over 5 years, from 478 recorded crimes a year to 444.
- What is the most common crime in Conwy?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 32 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Conwy compare with Conwy council?
- Crime severity in Conwy is 0.7 times the Conwy council average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Conwy?
- In LL32, the postcode district at the centre of Conwy, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 26% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Conwy?
- In the Conwy council area, 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 Conwy?
- 524 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the Conwy council area, 4.6 per 1,000 residents, about the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Conwy last year?
- 1 homicide (murder or manslaughter) was recorded in 2025/26, in the Conwy council area, against 0 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.