Total Crime Rate

467.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 467.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 108.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.3 10/10
  • Other theft 34.8 10/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ffordd Las area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Denbigh Caledfryn Henllan , and the 12th highest crime rate of 353 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 Ffordd Las (LL16 3LW) in the last 12 months was 467.2 per 1,000 residents and was 190.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 162.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ffordd Las (LL16 3LW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lenten Pool (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ffordd Las area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bryn Stanley Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maesglas Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maesglas Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Glas Meadow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ael-Y-Bryn —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ael-Y-Bryn —
Sep 2025Public order Ael-Y-Bryn Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ael-Y-Bryn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ael-Y-Bryn Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crown Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leicester Terrace —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bryn Stanley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Lenten Pool Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Hill Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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