Total Crime Rate

197.2 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 197.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

John Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rhyl East , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 353 local areas in Denbighshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around John Street (LL18 1PW) in the last 12 months was 197.2 per 1,000 residents and was 87.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (β‰ˆ 98.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around John Street (LL18 1PW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in John Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Butterton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Wellington Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Aquarium Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rhodfa Gorllewin β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gordon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rhodfa Gorllewin β€”
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aquarium Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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