Postcode district · Colwyn Bay
Crime in LL28
How much crime is recorded in LL28, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Conwy
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 21,688 (2024)
LL28Postcode district · Colwyn Bay
How safe is LL28
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in LL28, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
28.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
LL28National
Violence and sexual offences25.323.6
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Burglary5.39.1
Shoplifting4.88.4
Public order4.74.6
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft3.34.5
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.