Total Crime Rate
120.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
93.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Iola Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Colwyn , and the 90th 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 Iola Drive (LL29 9DN) in the last 12 months was 120.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 93.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Iola Drive (LL29 9DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sefton Road, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Voryn Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St David'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sefton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St David'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St David'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Voryn Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Voryn Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Voryn Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clifton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clifton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heightside Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryn Heli | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bryn Heli | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryn Heli | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Uwch-Y-Don Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Iola Drive | Under investigation |
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