Total Crime Rate

124.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 124.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Russell Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Llangollen , and the 80th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Denbighshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Russell Street (LL14 3BL) in the last 12 months was 124.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% higher than the Llangollen average (99.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -17.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Street (LL14 3BL), the main crime hotspot is near Hill Street. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Russell Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Cae-Coch Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Well Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cae-Coch Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Minshalls Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill Street

Data Sources

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