Crime Rate in Prestatyn East, ward

Prestatyn East has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 wards in Denbighshire district and the 722nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Prestatyn East in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% higher than the Denbighshire district average (115.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Prestatyn East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 184 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 221 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Prestatyn East ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 136 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (36 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.