Crime Rate in Prestatyn Meliden, ward

Prestatyn Meliden has the 14th highest crime rate of 29 wards in Denbighshire district and the 3167th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Prestatyn Meliden in the last 12 months was 71.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% lower than the Denbighshire district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Prestatyn Meliden’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 38.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Prestatyn Meliden ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Ffordd Ty Newydd, with 25 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Ffordd Talargoch (13 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.