Total Crime Rate

241.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.6 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 241.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.2 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 14th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rhyl East , and the 33rd 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 1LP) in the last 12 months was 241.9 per 1,000 residents and was 114.3% higher than the Rhyl East average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 138.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Road (LL18 1LP), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aquarium Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Street Under investigation
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 2026Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sydenham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warren Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warren Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sydenham Avenue

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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