Total Crime Rate

419.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 419.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 181.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.8 10/10
  • Other theft 53.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Public order 25.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marsh Road area has the highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Rhyl South West , and the 14th highest crime rate of 353 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 Marsh Road (LL18 2DH) in the last 12 months was 419.3 per 1,000 residents and was 140.2% higher than the Rhyl South West average (174.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 116.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsh Road (LL18 2DH), the main crime hotspot is near St Helens Place. Police recorded 140 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marsh Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Clwyd Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Gwynfa Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millbank Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Millbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Millbank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Millbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Heol Gwynfa Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norman Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heol Gwynfa Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stryd Cinmael Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Helens Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Morfa Bach Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St Helens Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Helens Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gamlin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gamlin Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gamlin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Helens Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stryd Bodfor Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stryd Bodfor —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stryd Bodfor —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stryd Bodfor —
Sep 2025Burglary Stryd Bodfor Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stryd Bodfor Under investigation
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Data Sources

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