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

Kinmel 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 Kinmel Street (LL18 1UR) 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 Kinmel Street (LL18 1UR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 289 crimes here, including 172 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Kinmel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/133)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Helens Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helens Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helens Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Vezey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Helens Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elwy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Helens Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Helens Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elwy Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Oxford Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clwyd Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sussex Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helens Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clwyd Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clwyd Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clwyd Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Plas-Y-Brenin Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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