Crime Rates at Westbourne Avenue, Rhyl, LL18 1EE

Westbourne Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rhyl East , and the 5th 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 Westbourne Avenue (LL18 1EE) in the last 12 months was 846.2 per 1,000 residents and was 702.3% higher than the Rhyl East average (105.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 202 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 153.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbourne Avenue (LL18 1EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sydenham Avenue, where police recorded 264 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near River Street (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.