Crime Rate in Prestatyn Central, ward

Prestatyn Central has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 wards in Denbighshire district and the 1211th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Prestatyn Central in the last 12 months was 117.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher than the Denbighshire district average (115.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Prestatyn Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 155 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 189 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Prestatyn Central ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near B5120, with 67 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Dawson Court (19 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.