Total Crime Rate

489.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

271.7 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 489.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 271.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 206.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 59.8 10/10
  • Public order 59.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.4 10/10
  • Other theft 54.4 10/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Abbey Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rhyl East , and the 8th 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 Abbey Street (LL18 1NT) in the last 12 months was 489.1 per 1,000 residents and was 333.3% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 271.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Street (LL18 1NT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 284 crimes here, including 158 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Abbey Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/97)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Princes Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Street —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queens Court —
Apr 2026Other crime Kings Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kings Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Plas-Y-Brenin Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson River Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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