Crime Rate in Rhyl West, ward

Rhyl West has the highest crime rate of 29 wards in Denbighshire district and the 9th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Rhyl West in the last 12 months was 630.0 per 1,000 residents and was 457.5% higher than the Denbighshire district average (113.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Rhyl West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,169 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 10 cases , down -47.4% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 16.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -47.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,453 (≈ 288.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Rhyl West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 485 crimes here, including 280 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.