Total Crime Rate

274.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 274.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 36.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.5 10/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Clwyd Street area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Ruthin , and the 29th 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 Clwyd Street (LL15 1HW) in the last 12 months was 274.8 per 1,000 residents and was 241.5% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 117.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clwyd Street (LL15 1HW), the main crime hotspot is near St Peter'S Square. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clwyd Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A525 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Min Yr Afon —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Record Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Record Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canol-Y-Dre Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canol-Y-Dre —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Clwyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Clwyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Clwyd Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Clwyd Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cae Seren Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Wynnstay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wynnstay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Heol Y Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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