Crime Rate in Rhyl South, ward

Rhyl South has the 12th lowest crime rate of 29 wards in Denbighshire district and the 2866th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Rhyl South in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% lower than the Denbighshire district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rhyl South’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 116 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rhyl South ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 58 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Meirion Close (18 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.