Crime and Safety in Llandudno
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
Llandudno is the second most dangerous small town in the preserved county of Clwyd, and is the third most dangerous overall out of Clwyd's 142 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Llandudno in 2026 is 113 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares poorly to Clwyd's overall crime rate, coming in 60% higher than the Clwyd rate of 71 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Llandudno is among the top 20 most dangerous small towns, and the 170th most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In November 2025, Llandudno had the worst crime rate in Clwyd for anti-social behaviour, with 101 crimes reported and a crime rate of 4.7 per 1,000 daytime population. April 2023 was also a bad month for Llandudno residents, when it was Clwyd's most dangerous area for shoplifting, recording 50 crimes at a rate of 2.4 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Llandudno are violence and sexual offences, with 1,192 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 55. This is 3.0% higher than 2025's figure of 1,157 offences and a difference of 1.64 from 2025's crime rate of 54. Llandudno's least common crime is theft from the person, with 5 offences recorded in 2026, a decrease of 38% from 2025's figure of 8 crimes.
Llandudno 2026 Crime Scorecard
Second Most Dangerous
Small Towns, Clwyd
84% higher, regional crime rate
Wales
57% higher, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in Llandudno is 84% higher than Wales and 57% higher than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Llandudno Crime Rate Over Time
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Llandudno Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Llandudno represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to Llandudno's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Llandudno up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Llandudno's 655 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
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Looking into a specific address in Llandudno? CrimeRate Insights reports convert raw numbers into practical insight for any location, from single addresses and postcodes, up to major towns and cities.
Crime rates don’t happen by themselves; they follow people and patterns. Where crowds gather - near pubs and late-night venues, around the station, by supermarkets and forecourts - incidents naturally concentrate.
That doesn’t mean an area is "bad"; it usually means footfall is higher.
Your report explores these factors in a calm, non-judgemental way, putting the numbers in context and helping you spot what’s typical for places like this.
Crime Risk Scores
Llandudno • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Llandudno has a crime risk score of 528. This is based on analysis of 655 nearby areas within Llandudno, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Llandudno's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Llandudno, crime risk scores are typically around 528, while in Clwyd they are average 594.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 563 (609 for Clwyd), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 605 (Clwyd 623).
Trends in Crime Risk
Llandudno
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
No trend could be found in Llandudno's crime risk scores over the last 10 years, and the trend may well be static.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Llandudno's crime risk score is down by 10%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Over the last year, Llandudno's crime risk score has shown an upward trend of approximately 4.5%, indicating that the risk profile is going up. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Llandudno
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Llandudno • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Shoplifting offences have a crime rate of 16 reports per 1,000 people in Llandudno, which is 2.27 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 350 crime reports logged by North Wales Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, North Wales Police recorded 235 reports of Public Order in Llandudno, resulting in a crime rate of 11 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 1.87.
The crime rate for Violence and Sexual Offences is 1.81 times the national average at 55 reports per 1,000. This is from 1,192 crime reports reported to North Wales Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Llandudno
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Possession of Weapons offences are trending upwards, though the CrimeRate Index three years ago is too low to measure, and the trend should be reviewed with caution.
Robbery offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.90 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Robbery CrimeRate Index was 0.56 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 61% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
Llandudno
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Drugs offences are trending downwards, though the CrimeRate Index three years ago is too low to measure, and the trend should be reviewed with caution.
Shoplifting offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.76 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Shoplifting CrimeRate Index was 2.16 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 19% over this timeframe.
Criminal Damage and Arson offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.80 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Criminal Damage and Arson CrimeRate Index was 1.05 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 71% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Llandudno • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Llandudno | Clwyd | Wales | |||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 853 | 39.46 | 2.79 | 9,603 | 17.43 | 1.23 | 37,683 | 10.96 | 0.78 |
| Bicycle Theft | 23 | 1.08 | 1.64 | 246 | 0.47 | 0.64 | 1,599 | 0.46 | 0.63 |
| Burglary | 97 | 4.48 | 1.43 | 1,275 | 2.32 | 0.74 | 6,704 | 1.94 | 0.62 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 214 | 9.87 | 1.57 | 4,017 | 7.30 | 1.16 | 21,045 | 6.12 | 0.97 |
| Drugs | 49 | 2.27 | 0.73 | 1,169 | 2.11 | 0.68 | 7,344 | 2.14 | 0.69 |
| Other Crime | 51 | 2.37 | 1.28 | 907 | 1.65 | 0.89 | 6,008 | 1.76 | 0.95 |
| Other Theft | 167 | 7.73 | 1.36 | 2,656 | 4.82 | 0.85 | 13,307 | 3.88 | 0.68 |
| Possession of Weapons | 23 | 1.08 | 1.50 | 375 | 0.68 | 0.80 | 2,296 | 0.68 | 0.80 |
| Public Order | 235 | 10.86 | 1.87 | 3,281 | 5.96 | 1.03 | 23,747 | 6.91 | 1.19 |
| Robbery | 13 | 0.61 | 0.90 | 157 | 0.30 | 0.25 | 1,461 | 0.43 | 0.36 |
| Shoplifting | 350 | 16.20 | 2.27 | 4,123 | 7.47 | 1.05 | 19,180 | 5.58 | 0.78 |
| Theft From the Person | 5 | 0.23 | 0.57 | 80 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 1,019 | 0.28 | 0.18 |
| Vehicle Crime | 22 | 1.03 | 0.32 | 931 | 1.70 | 0.40 | 8,617 | 2.52 | 0.59 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 1,192 | 55.14 | 1.81 | 19,748 | 35.83 | 1.18 | 99,099 | 28.83 | 0.95 |
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Total Crime by Year
Llandudno | Clwyd | Wales | |||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 2,441 | 112.95 | 1.64 | 38,965 | 70.76 | 0.98 | 211,426 | 61.53 | 0.85 |
| 2025 | 2,450 | 114.26 | 1.58 | 40,763 | 74.45 | 1.01 | 257,229 | 75.28 | 1.02 |
| 2024 | 2,506 | 117.73 | 1.66 | 41,127 | 75.38 | 1.00 | 238,672 | 70.43 | 0.93 |
| 2023 | 2,580 | 121.59 | 1.62 | 46,483 | 85.63 | 1.08 | 255,615 | 75.95 | 0.96 |
| 2022 | 2,553 | 120.08 | 1.60 | 46,578 | 86.21 | 1.12 | 245,565 | 73.85 | 0.96 |
| 2021 | 2,202 | 103.20 | 1.54 | 40,375 | 74.82 | 1.09 | 217,266 | 65.68 | 0.96 |
| 2020 | 2,446 | 114.19 | 1.58 | 42,825 | 79.76 | 1.08 | 237,502 | 72.15 | 0.97 |
| 2019 | 2,429 | 112.51 | 1.51 | 45,213 | 84.47 | 1.11 | 244,905 | 74.66 | 0.98 |
| 2018 | 1,993 | 91.81 | 1.35 | 38,904 | 72.78 | 1.02 | 218,341 | 66.57 | 0.94 |
| 2017 | 1,609 | 73.96 | 1.19 | 30,730 | 57.52 | 0.90 | 199,059 | 60.80 | 0.95 |
| 2016 | 525 | 24.11 | 1.32 | 9,689 | 18.13 | 0.95 | 61,849 | 18.94 | 0.99 |
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Llandudno Compared to Nearby Small Towns
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| Small Town | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caia Park | 2,130 | 157.51 | 39% more dangerous |
| Offa | 2,014 | 134.22 | 19% more dangerous |
| Kinmel Bay and Towyn | 853 | 104.25 | 8% safer |
| Llandudno | 2,441 | 112.95 | - |
| Colwyn Bay | 1,274 | 94.91 | 16% safer |
| Flint | 1,276 | 87.59 | 22% safer |
| Holywell | 864 | 86.33 | 24% safer |
| Denbigh | 721 | 72.51 | 36% safer |
| Mold | 990 | 78.37 | 31% safer |
| Abergele | 943 | 75.70 | 33% safer |
| Rhosllanerchrugog | 666 | 70.53 | 38% safer |
| Prestatyn | 1,310 | 67.30 | 40% safer |
| Broughton | 428 | 53.99 | 52% safer |
| Connah's Quay | 1,083 | 62.78 | 44% safer |
Comparing Llandudno to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 30% safer |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 27% safer |
| Sheffield | 84.09 | 26% safer |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 13% safer |
| Bristol | 104.64 | 7% safer |
| Birmingham | 105.05 | 7% safer |
| Liverpool | 106.48 | 6% safer |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 5% safer |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 4.6% safer |
| Llandudno | 112.95 | - |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 11% more dangerous |
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Offences In and Around Llandudno's Parks & Leisure Spaces
Limited to spaces in Llandudno that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince's Green | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| North Western Gardens | 34 | 4 | 15 | - | 78 | 31 |
| Ty Hapus Community Resource Centre | 14 | - | 3 | - | 19 | 8 |
| Great Orme Country Park | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 |
| Friends of Queens Park | 3 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
Recent Crimes in Llandudno
The 20 most recent crime reports in Llandudno.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Shopping Area | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Ffordd Las | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Irving Road | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Alice Gardens | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Marine Road | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Charlotte Road | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Charlotte Road | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Augusta Street | |
| April 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near John Street | |
| April 2026 | Burglary | On or near Shopping Area | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near B5115 | |
| April 2026 | Possession of weapons | On or near John Street | |
| April 2026 | Public order | On or near Sports/Recreation Area | |
| April 2026 | Robbery | On or near Shopping Area | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Police Station | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near John Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Llwynon Road | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Ffordd Las | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near John Street | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near John Street |
Methodology & Data Sources
Llandudno Crime Report
Data Sources & Processing
Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.
Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Llandudno during June 2026 will typically become available in August 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.
Llandudno Data Points
For Llandudno, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2023 release of their Parishes and Non Civil Parished Areas dataset, using the PARNCP23CD column value W04000903.
Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Llandudno's daytime - or "workday" - population of 22,813 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.
All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.
Calculating Crime Rates
CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.
Crime Risk Score Calculations
CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.
Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.
Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.
The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in Llandudno