Total Crime Rate

97.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • 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

Pen 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.

Crime Over Time in Pen Y Graig area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary B5382 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lenten Pool Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bron-Y-Crest Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maesglas Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bryn Seion Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bryn Seion Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bryn Seion Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lloyd Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blaen-Y-Coed Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lloyd Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lenten Pool Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lenten Pool 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Lenten Pool Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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