Total Crime Rate

238.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 238.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 79.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 65.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Johns Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Colwyn , and the 38th 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 St Johns Crescent (LL29 9RN) in the last 12 months was 238.8 per 1,000 residents and was 114.3% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -47.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Crescent (LL29 9RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 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 St Johns Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berthes 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 Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Llawr Pentre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fair Mount Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadwgan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bodelwyddan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bodelwyddan Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wynn Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bodelwyddan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bodelwyddan Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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