Total Crime Rate

554.4 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 554.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 315.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.5 10/10
  • Other theft 43.5 10/10
  • Public order 27.2 10/10
  • Burglary 21.7 10/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gordon Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rhyl East , and the 9th 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 Gordon Avenue (LL18 1PE) in the last 12 months was 554.4 per 1,000 residents and was 425.6% 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 347.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Avenue (LL18 1PE), 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 Gordon Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/113)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Sussex Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gordon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gordon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Theft from the person Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plas-Y-Brenin Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plas-Y-Brenin Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plas-Y-Brenin Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kings Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Princes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Princes Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elwy Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Elwy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Elwy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elwy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Elwy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aquarium Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rhodfa Gorllewin Under investigation
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Data Sources

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