Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Butterton Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rhyl East , and the 89th 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 Butterton Road (LL18 1RD) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butterton Road (LL18 1RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rhodfa Gorllewin, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near River Street (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Butterton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aquarium Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aquarium Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wellington Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aquarium Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Aquarium Crescent 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 River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft River Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson River Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour River Street
Sep 2025Public order Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhodfa Gorllewin Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour River Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhodfa Gorllewin Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhodfa Gorllewin Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rhodfa Gorllewin Under investigation

Data Sources

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