Total Crime Rate
152.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
72.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oakland Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rhyl East , and the 63rd 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 Oakland Avenue (LL18 1EL) in the last 12 months was 152.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.9% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 72.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oakland Avenue (LL18 1EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sydenham Avenue, where police recorded 323 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanmore Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Butterton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanmore Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Frederick Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Frederick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Frederick Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Winnard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Winnard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sydenham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sydenham Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sydenham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | West Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sydenham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Warren Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warren Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bridge Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandringham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandringham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandringham Avenue | Under investigation |
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