Total Crime Rate

96.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Poplars Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Rhyl South West , and the 118th highest crime rate of 353 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 Poplars Drive (LL18 2HS) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplars Drive (LL18 2HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Meredith Crescent, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maes Cefndy (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poplars Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frances Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burlington Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pendyffryn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplars Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meirion Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frances Avenue —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meirion Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meredith Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meredith Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maes Cefndy —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maes Cefndy —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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