Total Crime Rate
113.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
57.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Denbighshire has the 64th highest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales.
The overall crime rate in Denbighshire in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% higher than the Wales country average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Denbighshire’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4,688 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 24 cases , down -29.4% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 9.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -29.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5,557 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 113.0 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhyl West | 630.0 | 517.0 (458%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Bodelwyddan | 181.6 | 68.6 (61%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 3 | Rhyl South West | 172.2 | 59.2 (52%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 4 | Denbigh Caledfryn Henllan | 148.9 | 35.9 (32%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 5 | Prestatyn East | 120.6 | 7.6 (7%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 6 | Rhyl East | 112.9 | -0.1 (-0%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 7 | Prestatyn Central | 110.5 | -2.5 (-2%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 8 | Llangollen | 99.5 | -13.5 (-12%) | High 8/10 |
| 9 | St Asaph West | 87.6 | -25.4 (-22%) | High 8/10 |
| 10 | Rhuddlan | 85.7 | -27.3 (-24%) | High 7/10 |
| 11 | Rhyl Trellewelyn | 83.6 | -29.4 (-26%) | High 7/10 |
| 12 | Ruthin | 80.5 | -32.6 (-29%) | High 7/10 |
| 13 | Prestatyn North | 74.3 | -38.7 (-34%) | High 7/10 |
| 14 | Prestatyn Meliden | 71.1 | -41.9 (-37%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 15 | St Asaph East | 60.3 | -52.7 (-47%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 16 | Edeirnion | 59.8 | -53.2 (-47%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 17 | Dyserth | 57.7 | -55.3 (-49%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 18 | Rhyl South | 51.8 | -61.2 (-54%) | Low 4/10 |
| 19 | Trefnant | 49.9 | -63.1 (-56%) | Low 4/10 |
| 20 | Prestatyn South West | 49.7 | -63.3 (-56%) | Low 4/10 |
| 21 | Rhyl T? Newydd | 47.8 | -65.2 (-58%) | Low 4/10 |
| 22 | Efenechdyd | 46.7 | -66.3 (-59%) | Low 4/10 |
| 23 | Alyn Valley | 45.1 | -67.9 (-60%) | Low 3/10 |
| 24 | Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd Gwyddelwern | 39.4 | -73.6 (-65%) | Low 3/10 |
| 25 | Denbigh Lower | 38.1 | -74.9 (-66%) | Low 3/10 |
| 26 | Llandyrnog | 34.7 | -78.3 (-69%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 27 | Tremeirchion | 32.5 | -80.5 (-71%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 28 | Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch | 32.3 | -80.7 (-71%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 29 | Moel Famau | 27.3 | -85.7 (-76%) | Very low 1/10 |
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