Total Crime Rate

157.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 157.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 115.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.3 10/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gwylfa Terrace area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Colwyn , and the 64th highest crime rate of 382 local areas in Conwy .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gwylfa Terrace (LL22 8HP) in the last 12 months was 157.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.4% higher than the Colwyn average (111.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 115.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gwylfa Terrace (LL22 8HP), the main crime hotspot is near Brig-Y-Don. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gwylfa Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brig-Y-Don Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brig-Y-Don Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brig-Y-Don Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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