Total Crime Rate

86.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Erw Wen area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Colwyn , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 383 local areas in Conwy .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Erw Wen (LL22 8JN) in the last 12 months was 86.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% lower than the Colwyn average (117.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Erw Wen (LL22 8JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brig-Y-Don (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Erw Wen area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon Pendyffryn Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tan-Yr-Allt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ffordd Melin Dulas Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Erw Wen Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryn Siriol Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dol Wynne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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