Total Crime Rate
80.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Margarets Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Rhyl South , and the 140th highest crime rate of 349 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 St Margarets Drive (LL18 2HT) in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% higher than the Rhyl South average (51.8 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -68.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Margarets Drive (LL18 2HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meirion Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gareth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Maes Cefndy | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bryn Coed Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Madryn Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maes Cefndy | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maes Cefndy | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maes Cefndy | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maes Cefndy | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Maes Cefndy | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Maes Cefndy | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maes Cefndy | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maes Cefndy | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maes Cefndy | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gareth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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