Crime Rate in Prestatyn East, ward

Prestatyn East has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 wards in Denbighshire district and the 1090th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Prestatyn East in the last 12 months was 120.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% higher than the Denbighshire district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Prestatyn East’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 159 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 194 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Prestatyn East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.