Crime Rate in Prestatyn North, ward

Prestatyn North has the 13th highest crime rate of 29 wards in Denbighshire district and the 2956th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Prestatyn North in the last 12 months was 74.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% lower than the Denbighshire district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Prestatyn North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 165 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 188 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Prestatyn North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Bridge Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.