Total Crime Rate
165.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vale Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Rhyl South West , and the 58th 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 Vale Road (LL18 2PF) in the last 12 months was 165.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% lower than the Rhyl South West average (174.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (β 87.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vale Road (LL18 2PF), 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.
View Crime In Rhyl South West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Millbank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Walford Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Walford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walford Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Albert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vale View Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Millbank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Millbank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Millbank Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Millbank Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Millbank Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norman Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norman Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookdale Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walford Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walford Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Vale Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifton Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Meredith Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grange Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Morfa Bach | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Maes Cefndy | β |
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