Total Crime Rate
11.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Factory Place area has the lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Denbigh Caledfryn Henllan , and the 22nd lowest crime rate of 349 local areas in Denbighshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Factory Place (LL16 3TS) in the last 12 months was 11.2 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Factory Place (LL16 3TS), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Pleasant | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lenten Pool | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | High Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Jones | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Jones | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Jones | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lenten Pool | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lenten Pool | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lenten Pool | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lenten Pool | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Pleasant | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bull Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lenten Pool | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lenten Pool | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highgate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
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