Total Crime Rate

450.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

255.7 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 450.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 255.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 187.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 72.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.1 10/10
  • Public order 57.3 10/10
  • Burglary 19.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Vale Street area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Denbigh Caledfryn Henllan , and the 10th 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 Vale Street (LL16 3BE) in the last 12 months was 450.4 per 1,000 residents and was 202.5% higher than the Denbigh Caledfryn Henllan average (148.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 255.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Street (LL16 3BE), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Vale Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peake'S Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Jones Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Jones Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Jones Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bull Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lôn Goch Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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