Total Crime Rate

955.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.0 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 955.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 622.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.2 10/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rhyl East , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 349 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 Wellington Road (LL18 1LL) in the last 12 months was 955.3 per 1,000 residents and was 746.3% higher than the Rhyl East average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 251 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 134.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (LL18 1LL), 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.

Crime Over Time in Wellington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marlborough Grove —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rhodfa Gorllewin Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aquarium Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhodfa Gorllewin —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aquarium Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aquarium Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Other theft West 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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