Upper Colwyn Bay
Middle areaNorth Conwy. 7,706 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 8.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Upper Colwyn Bay live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Upper Colwyn Bay
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Upper Colwyn Bay at a rate of 65.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 106.4 per 1,000 people across Conwy.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 250 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 110 |
| Other crime | 67 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 45 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Drug offences | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Upper Colwyn Bay compares
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Is Upper Colwyn Bay safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Upper Colwyn Bay at a rate of 65.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 106.4 per 1,000 people across Conwy.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 39 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Upper Colwyn Bay.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (250), anti-social behaviour (110) and other crime (67).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Conwy
These figures are published for the whole of Conwy, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Conwy and not Upper Colwyn Bay alone. See Conwy
Upper Colwyn Bay in brief
The median price paid for a home in Upper Colwyn Bay was £262,475 in 2025.
Upper Colwyn Bay had 7,667 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Upper Colwyn Bay live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Upper Colwyn Bay, 97.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.