Total Crime Rate

328.1 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 328.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 175.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.1 10/10
  • Public order 25.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Cefndy Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Rhyl South West , and the 19th highest crime rate of 353 local areas in Denbighshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cefndy Road (LL18 2HG) in the last 12 months was 328.1 per 1,000 residents and was 88.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 200.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cefndy Road (LL18 2HG), 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 Cefndy Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Morfa Bach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cefndy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meredith Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brickfield Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brickfield Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walford Avenue 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Walford Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walford Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parc Fforddlas Under investigation
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Data Sources

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