Crime Rate in Colwyn, ward

Colwyn has the 7th highest crime rate of 30 wards in Conwy district and the 1216th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Colwyn in the last 12 months was 117.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% higher than the Conwy district average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Colwyn’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 213 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 250 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Colwyn ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.