Kinmel Bay
Kinmel Bay is a town in Clwyd, Wales, with a population of around 10,000. It has 21 restaurants or cafés, 4 bus stops, and Central Station railway station is 2.7 km away. There were around 124 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Kinmel Bay area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Conwy area is less deprived than the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 114,741 residents at roughly 102 people per km².
Weather
13°CFog
- Today: 19° / 13° · 71% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:37
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
18US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Wirral Tranmere, United Kingdom
Crime
171 reported · July 2026▲ 17% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences63
- Anti-social behaviour35
- Shoplifting31
- Public order12
9 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Kinmel Bay · North Wales
Local policing priorities
- Rhyl Town Centre
- Prestatyn high street and retail park
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
79 reported road collisions (2024)
30 killed or seriously injured · 103 casualties · 6.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
300 food businesses within 2 miles
- 231 rated 4–5 ★ (196 top)
- 9 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Central Station (0.9 km)
- 3 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Rhyl (2.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£213,461 average▲ 1.1% YoY
Across Conwy · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£791 average monthly rent▲ 2.1% YoY
- 1 bed £584
- 2 bed £731
- 3 bed £857
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
6.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.8 times median annual pay (6.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 141.8p · AppleGreen (7.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 146.8p · AppleGreen (7.2 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
19 charging locations within ~8 km
- 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: Animal Trust Car Park (1.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches19
- Playgrounds14
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
114,741 residents in Conwy · 102/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 57%
- 65+: 27%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in Wales
6% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 13% in the most deprived 20%
Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019
Council tax
Property band mix
Most homes here are Band C (27% of 58,330)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only
Your MP
Gill German
Labour
Clwyd North
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Independent / Labour / Plaid Cymru coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens36
- Restaurants & cafés18
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,465 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
35 jobs advertised · £41,473 avg
e.g. Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Veterinary Surgeon - Surgery Bias
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£726 median full-time weekly pay
3.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£22,818 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
32% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 63,468 certificates
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics
Grid electricity
86% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 56% · Wind 26% · Imports 10% · Gas 4%
19 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Clwyd North:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office441 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership348 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s332 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test264 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership213 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Kinmel Bay · 0.3 kmKinmel Bay is a large seaside town in Conwy County Borough, north-east Wales. It is also an electoral ward to the county council and town council. The resort town of Rhyl lies just across the River Clwyd in the neighb…
- Foryd Pier railway station · 0.5 km
Foryd Pier railway station served the village of Kinmel Bay, known as Foryd at the time, in the historical county of Flintshire, Wales, from 1859 to 1885 on the Vale of Clwyd Railway.
Ocean Beach, Rhyl · 0.9 kmOcean Beach was an amusement park in Rhyl, North Wales which operated from 1954 until 2 September 2007.
Rhyl Miniature Railway · 0.9 kmThe Rhyl Miniature Railway is a 15 in gauge miniature railway line located in Rhyl on the North Wales Coast. The line runs in a circle around a boating lake near the promenade, to the west of the town centre. The rai…
Foryd railway station · 1.0 kmForyd railway station was a railway station built to serve Kinmel Bay, Conwy County Borough, Wales.
Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Rhyl · 1.6 kmOur Lady of the Assumption Church, also known as St Mary's Church, is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Rhyl, Denbighshire. It was founded in 1851 by the Society of Jesus and was rebuilt in 1973. The original foundati…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kinmel Bay?
- Kinmel Bay is a town in Clwyd, Wales, in the Conwy local authority.
- How deprived is Kinmel Bay?
- The Conwy local authority, which includes Kinmel Bay, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.