Total Crime Rate

135.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 135.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Fforddlas 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 Fforddlas (LL18 2ED) 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 Fforddlas (LL18 2ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clwyd Avenue, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brookes Avenue (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Fforddlas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwynfryn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brookes Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Clwyd Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clwyd Avenue 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 Ffordd Las Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Las Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Las Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arfon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arfon Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clwyd Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookes Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arfon Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookes Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ernest Street
Apr 2026Public order Vezey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingsley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arfon Grove
Apr 2026Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gwalia Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clwyd Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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