Crime Rates at Ernest Street, Rhyl, LL18 2DR

Ernest Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Rhyl South West , and the 70th 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 Ernest Street (LL18 2DR) in the last 12 months was 135.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ernest Street (LL18 2DR), the main crime hotspot is near St Helens Place. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.