Total Crime Rate
163.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
99.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Marsh Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Rhyl South West , and the 54th highest crime rate of 349 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 Marsh Road (LL18 2AE) in the last 12 months was 163.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% lower than the Rhyl South West average (172.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 99.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Marsh Road (LL18 2AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clwyd Avenue, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Arfon Grove (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kings Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clwyd Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arfon Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ellis Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Netley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thornton Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Kings Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Clwyd Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arfon Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rhydwen Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Clwyd Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clwyd Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhydwen Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buxton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buxton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Buxton Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Buxton Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellis Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Kinmel Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arfon Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Plas-Y-Brenin | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barry Road South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elwy Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gwynfryn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Arfon Grove | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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