Total Crime Rate

201.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 201.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.2 9/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.1 9/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wellington Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rhyl East , and the 41st highest crime rate of 353 local areas in Denbighshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Road (LL18 1BE) in the last 12 months was 201.4 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% higher than the Rhyl East average (105.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 113.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (LL18 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 347 crimes here, including 180 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helens Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary St Helens Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Helens Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Helens Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Helens Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Helens Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Helens Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helens Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helens Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helens Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helens Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sussex Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helens Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helens Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Helens Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sussex Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gordon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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