Total Crime Rate

214.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 214.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 103.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.7 8/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bodelwyddan Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Colwyn , and the 46th 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 Bodelwyddan Avenue (LL29 9NW) in the last 12 months was 214.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% higher than the Colwyn average (111.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bodelwyddan Avenue (LL29 9NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bodelwyddan Avenue, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cadwgan Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bodelwyddan Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wynn Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bodelwyddan Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bodelwyddan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodelwyddan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bodelwyddan Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clifton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Cadwgan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Back Cadwgan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadwgan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadwgan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fair Mount Under investigation

Data Sources

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