Total Crime Rate

120.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 120.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 76.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ruthin Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Denbigh Lower , and the 86th 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 Ruthin Road (LL16 3ER) in the last 12 months was 120.4 per 1,000 residents and was 215.8% higher than the Denbigh Lower average (38.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruthin Road (LL16 3ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clwyd Avenue, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parc-Bach (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ruthin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maes Y Coed Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Cysgodfa Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Gwydyr Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Clwyd Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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