Total Crime Rate
27.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Highlands Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bodelwyddan , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 349 local areas in Denbighshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Highlands Close (LL18 2RU) in the last 12 months was 27.1 per 1,000 residents and was 85.1% lower than the Bodelwyddan average (181.6 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highlands Close (LL18 2RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highland'S Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ffordd Porthdy (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rhuddlan| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd Porthdy | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A547 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highlands Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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