Total Crime Rate

141.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 141.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.7 10/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dolwen Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Colwyn , and the 80th highest crime rate of 383 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 Dolwen Road (LL29 8SS) in the last 12 months was 141.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 80.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 218.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dolwen Road (LL29 8SS), the main crime hotspot is near Bron-Y-Llan Road. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dolwen Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gamar Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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