Total Crime Rate

188.2 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 188.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 91.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Vale Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Denbigh Caledfryn Henllan , and the 48th highest crime rate of 353 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 17.1% higher than the Denbigh Caledfryn Henllan average (160.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 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 Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% 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 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lon Ganol (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vale Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon Ganol Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbey Road
Sep 2025Public order Stryd-Y-Dyffryn Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Stryd-Y-Dyffryn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stryd-Y-Dyffryn
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon Ganol Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lon Ganol Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A543 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A543 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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