Crime Rates at Vale Road, Rhyl, LL18 1AA

Vale Road area has the highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Rhyl South West , and the 14th 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 Vale Road (LL18 1AA) in the last 12 months was 419.3 per 1,000 residents and was 140.2% higher than the Rhyl South West average (174.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 116.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Road (LL18 1AA), the main crime hotspot is near Bus/Coach Station. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.