Total Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 33.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highlands Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bodelwyddan , and the 138th 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 Road (LL18 2SA) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highlands Road (LL18 2SA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Highlands Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Porthdy Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A547 —
Apr 2026Other theft Berllan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highlands Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Treetops Court —
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Data Sources

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