Total Crime Rate

290.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

125.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 290.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 125.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.3 10/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Public order 20.9 9/10
  • Burglary 15.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellington Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rhyl East , and the 26th highest crime rate of 349 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 Wellington Road (LL18 1LE) in the last 12 months was 290.6 per 1,000 residents and was 157.4% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 125.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (LL18 1LE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wellington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aquarium Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Aquarium Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aquarium Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodfa Gorllewin Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodfa Gorllewin Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rhodfa Gorllewin Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rhodfa Gorllewin Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhodfa Gorllewin —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butterton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornton Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aquarium Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Buxton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft South Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order South Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winnard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Winnard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buxton Court —
Apr 2026Drugs Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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