Total Crime Rate

120.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 120.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • 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
  • 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
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

Kingsley Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Rhyl South West , and the 88th highest crime rate of 353 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 Kingsley Avenue (LL18 2ES) in the last 12 months was 120.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsley Avenue (LL18 2ES), 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 Kingsley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brickfield Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walford Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Albert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parc Fforddlas Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Walford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Walford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brickfield Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meredith Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walford Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Vale Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cefndy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Morfa Bach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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