Total Crime Rate

246.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

169.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 246.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 169.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Swn Y Don area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Colwyn , and the 35th highest crime rate of 382 local areas in Conwy .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swn Y Don (LL29 9LL) in the last 12 months was 246.5 per 1,000 residents and was 121.2% 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 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 169.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swn Y Don (LL29 9LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pentraeth, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maenen (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Swn Y Don area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mor Awel —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ffordd-Y-Graig —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pentraeth Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mor Awel Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mor Awel Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mor Awel Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mor Awel Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mor Awel —
Apr 2026Burglary Ffordd-Y-Graig Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maenen Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ffordd Elias —
Apr 2026Other crime Maenen Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swn-Y-Don —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tanllwyfan Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berth-Y-Glyd Road —
Apr 2026Public order Berth-Y-Glyd Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swn-Y-Don Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swn-Y-Don Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ffordd Elias Under investigation
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Data Sources

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