Total Crime Rate
55.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Maes Dolwen area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Ruthin , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 349 local areas in Denbighshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Maes Dolwen (LL15 1NY) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% lower than the Ruthin average (80.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maes Dolwen (LL15 1NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Borthyn, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Llys Famau (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ruthin| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Llys Erw | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Llys Famau | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maes Dolwen | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maes Dolwen | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Borthyn | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Llain Goch | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Llain Goch | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Borthyn | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Llys Erw | Under investigation |
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