Total Crime Rate
98.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lake Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rhyl East , and the 114th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Denbighshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lake Avenue (LL18 1HY) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lake Avenue (LL18 1HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sydenham Avenue, where police recorded 323 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Winnard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sydenham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sydenham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sydenham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Winnard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sydenham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sydenham Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sydenham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sydenham Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sydenham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sydenham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandringham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandringham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sydenham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sydenham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sydenham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sydenham Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sydenham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sydenham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sydenham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sydenham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sydenham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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