Total Crime Rate

280.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 280.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.7 6/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Buckley Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rhyl East , and the 24th highest crime rate of 353 local areas in Denbighshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buckley Avenue (LL18 1DW) in the last 12 months was 280.2 per 1,000 residents and was 165.7% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 165.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckley Avenue (LL18 1DW), the main crime hotspot is near River Street. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buckley Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Princes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft River Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Netley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Butterton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Aquarium Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellis Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aquarium Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aquarium Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aquarium Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aquarium Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aquarium Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aquarium Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aquarium Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plas-Y-Brenin Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plas-Y-Brenin Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plas-Y-Brenin Under investigation

Data Sources

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