Postcode · Colwyn Bay
Crime in LL29 9LU
How much crime is recorded in LL29 9LU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Colwyn & Llanddulas
- Council
- Conwy
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,674 (2024)
How safe is LL29 9LU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LL29 9LU area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
91
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).
LL29 9LUNational
Violence and sexual offences28.923.6
Shoplifting23.08.4
Anti-social behaviour15.310.7
Public order7.34.6
Criminal damage and arson6.04.7
Burglary4.39.1
Other theft4.14.5
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Drugs0.82.4
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Vehicle crime0.23.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.