Total Crime Rate
97.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pen Y Graig area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Denbigh Caledfryn Henllan , and the 115th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Denbighshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pen Y Graig (LL16 3YY) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pen Y Graig (LL16 3YY), the main crime hotspot is near Lenten Pool. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | B5382 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lenten Pool | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bron-Y-Crest | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maesglas Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bryn Seion | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Bryn Seion | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bryn Seion | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lloyd Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blaen-Y-Coed | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lloyd Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lenten Pool | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Lenten Pool | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lenten Pool | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lloyd Avenue | Under investigation |
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