Total Crime Rate

188.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 188.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 73.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 5th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Denbigh Caledfryn Henllan , and the 41st highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Denbighshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vale Street (LL16 3BS) in the last 12 months was 188.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% 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 Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Street (LL16 3BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lon Ganol (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Vale Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cysgodfa Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maes Y Coed Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lôn Goch Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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