Total Crime Rate

3326.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1727.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 3326.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1727.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 1353.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 676.6 10/10
  • Public order 320.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 256.1 10/10
  • Drugs 164.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 145.6 9/10
  • Other theft 134.8 10/10
  • Burglary 72.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 45.8 10/10
  • Other crime 43.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 40.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 27.0 10/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rhyl East , and the highest crime rate of 349 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 High Street (LL18 1TH) in the last 12 months was 3326.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2846.6% 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 502 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 25.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 641 (≈ 1727.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (LL18 1TH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 379 crimes here, including 226 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/126)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Sussex Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Sussex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Clwyd Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sussex Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heol Clwyd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Heol Clwyd Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Clwyd —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Sussex Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sussex Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd Cinmael Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sussex Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sussex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Bodfor —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Bodfor —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Bodfor —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Bodfor —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd Y Dwr Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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