Crap Towns / Llandudno / Crime

How much crime is there in Llandudno?

The police recorded 158 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Llandudno from September 2023 to August 2026, 2.1 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 76.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 161, up from 160 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	160	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	155	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	161	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	76.1	34.1
Shoplifting	24.8	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	15.4	7.0
Public order	14.1	6.6
Other theft	9.8	5.4
Burglary	6.0	3.1
Drugs	3.7	2.4
Other crime	3.0	2.0
Vehicle crime	2.0	3.8
Bicycle theft	1.2	0.5
Possession of weapons	1.1	0.8
Robbery	0.7	0.6
Theft from the person	0.6	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Rhyl	23.5 km	165
Llandudno	–	158
Caernarfon	34.8 km	133
Bangor	23.6 km	125
Colwyn Bay	6.3 km	106
Kinmel Bay	20.6 km	98.9
Llangefni	32.7 km	93.9
Denbigh	31.4 km	90.0
Prestatyn	28.0 km	80.8
Abergele	16.6 km	71.2
Conwy	3.3 km	55.5
The typical town	–	76.2