Total Crime Rate

159.6 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 159.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vale Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Rhyl South West , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 353 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 Vale Road (LL18 2BY) in the last 12 months was 159.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% lower than the Rhyl South West average (174.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (β‰ˆ 88.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Road (LL18 2BY), the main crime hotspot is near Walford Avenue. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parc Fforddlas Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Millbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Millbank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Millbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millbank Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cefndy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norman Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norman Drive β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Westfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Walford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Walford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walford Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walford Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Morfa Bach Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Vale Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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