Total Crime Rate

163.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.5 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 163.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.4 10/10
  • Drugs 16.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rhydwen Drive 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 Rhydwen Drive (LL18 2AS) 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 Rhydwen Drive (LL18 2AS), the main crime hotspot is near Brookes Avenue. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Rhydwen Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Brookes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwynfryn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Netley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arfon Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arfon Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arfon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arfon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arfon Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwynfryn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookes Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornton Close
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Frederick Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rhydwen Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhydwen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookes Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Buxton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barry Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buxton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Kinmel Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buxton Court

Data Sources

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