Total Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.3 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 98.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Butterton Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rhyl East , and the 114th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Denbighshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Butterton Road (LL18 1RD) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 48.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butterton Road (LL18 1RD), the main crime hotspot is near River Street. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Butterton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandringham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rhodfa Gorllewin —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rhodfa Gorllewin Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rhodfa Gorllewin Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodfa Gorllewin Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhodfa Gorllewin Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warren Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Aquarium Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Warren Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aquarium Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aquarium Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson River Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maude Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butterton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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