Total Crime Rate

138.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 138.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ernest Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Rhyl South West , and the 67th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Denbighshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ernest Street (LL18 2DW) in the last 12 months was 138.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 88.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ernest Street (LL18 2DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clwyd Avenue, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walford Avenue (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ernest Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Las Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ernest Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vale Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vale Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vale Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Vezey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clwyd Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clwyd Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geufron Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clwyd Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clwyd Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Las Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walford Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walford Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwalia Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Las Under investigation
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Data Sources

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