Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Burglary 20.3 10/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

River Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rhyl East , and the 79th highest crime rate of 349 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 River Street (LL18 1PY) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around River Street (LL18 1PY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 101 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in River Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rhodfa Gorllewin 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 Rhodfa Gorllewin Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodfa Gorllewin Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rhodfa Gorllewin Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhodfa Gorllewin —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order South Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft South Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Crescent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crescent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellis Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ellis Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maude Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butterton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barry Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Plas-Y-Brenin Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime West Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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