Total Crime Rate

227.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 227.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Other theft 26.5 10/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crescent Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rhyl East , and the 34th highest crime rate of 353 local areas in Denbighshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crescent Road (LL18 1PB) in the last 12 months was 227.3 per 1,000 residents and was 115.5% higher than the Rhyl East average (105.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 79.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -59.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Road (LL18 1PB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 238 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crescent Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stryd Y Dwr Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plas-Y-Brenin Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stryd Y Dwr Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stryd Y Dwr Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plas-Y-Brenin Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stryd Y Dwr Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stryd Y Dwr Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wellington Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gordon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plas-Y-Brenin Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Aquarium Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Princes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Elwy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elwy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Elwy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Elwy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elwy Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area

Data Sources

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