Total Crime Rate

301.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

181.5 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 301.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 181.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.3 10/10
  • Public order 50.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 30.9 7/10
  • Other theft 23.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Mount Pleasant area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Denbigh Caledfryn Henllan , and the 23rd 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 Mount Pleasant (LL16 3LS) in the last 12 months was 301.2 per 1,000 residents and was 102.3% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 181.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Pleasant (LL16 3LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lenten Pool (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Mount Pleasant area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maesglas Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ael-Y-Bryn
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lenten Pool Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lenten Pool Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lenten Pool Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lenten Pool Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lenten Pool Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lenten Pool Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lenten Pool Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bull Lane

Data Sources

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