Total Crime Rate

846.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 846.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 501.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.8 10/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Drugs 19.9 10/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellington Road 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 Wellington Road (LL18 1LN) 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 Wellington Road (LL18 1LN), the main crime hotspot is near Sydenham Avenue. Police recorded 289 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Avenue —
Oct 2025Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Oct 2025Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Balmoral Grove Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Lake Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Oct 2025Other crime Westbourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences North Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Avenue —
Oct 2025Criminal damage and arson Sydenham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Public order Sydenham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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