Total Crime Rate
3010.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sussex Street area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rhyl East , and the 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 Sussex Street (LL18 1SG) in the last 12 months was 3010.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2754.6% 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 470 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , down -14.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 594 (≈ 1601.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sussex Street (LL18 1SG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 531 crimes here, including 294 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Rhyl East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Windsor Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Helens Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sussex Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sussex Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sussex Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Helens Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Helens Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Helens Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sussex Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Helens Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Helens Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Helens Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Helens Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Helens Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | St Helens Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bedford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Helens Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Helens Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sussex Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sussex Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Helens Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stryd Bodfor | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Clwyd | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heol Clwyd | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Heol Clwyd | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Heol Clwyd | Under investigation |
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