Total Crime Rate
25.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pen Y Maes area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Ruthin , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 349 local areas in Denbighshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pen Y Maes (LL15 1DD) in the last 12 months was 25.1 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% lower than the Ruthin average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pen Y Maes (LL15 1DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lôn Speiriol Isaf, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bro Deg (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ruthin| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bro Deg | Under investigation |
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