Total Crime Rate
122.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ellis Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Colwyn , and the 97th 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 Ellis Avenue (LL29 9LB) in the last 12 months was 122.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ellis Avenue (LL29 9LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pentraeth, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mor Awel (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Colwyn| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mor Awel | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penmaen Bod Elias | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mor Awel | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ffordd Elias | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mor Awel | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swn-Y-Don | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pentraeth | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Swn-Y-Don | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penmaen Bod Elias | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Penmaen Bod Elias | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penrhos Avenue | Under investigation |
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