Crime Rates at Elwy Street, Rhyl, LL18 1BT

Elwy Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rhyl East , and the 48th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Denbighshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elwy Street (LL18 1BT) in the last 12 months was 173.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% higher than the Rhyl East average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 102.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elwy Street (LL18 1BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 189 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (87 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.