Total Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Penrhos Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Colwyn , and the 182nd lowest crime rate of 383 local areas in Conwy .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penrhos Avenue (LL29 9HW) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penrhos Avenue (LL29 9HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pentraeth, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Swn-Y-Don (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penrhos Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penmaen Bod Elias —
Sep 2025Drugs Glanymor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Penmaen Bod Elias Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penmaen Bod Elias Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pentraeth Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Swn-Y-Don Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ffordd Elias Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swn-Y-Don Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Uwch-Y-Don Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craig Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrhos Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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