Total Crime Rate

174.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 174.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Public order 23.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Porth Y Dre area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Ruthin , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 353 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 Porth Y Dre (LL15 1LN) in the last 12 months was 174.6 per 1,000 residents and was 105.4% higher than the Ruthin average (85.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 103.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 116.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porth Y Dre (LL15 1LN), the main crime hotspot is near Llys Erw. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Porth Y Dre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maes Ffynnon —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borthyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llain Goch Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Maes Dolwen Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Llys Erw —
Sep 2025Public order Llys Erw Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Y Parc Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Porth-Y-Dre Under investigation
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Data Sources

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