Total Crime Rate

255.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 255.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 108.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.4 10/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Medea Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rhyl East , and the 31st highest crime rate of 353 local areas in Denbighshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Medea Drive (LL18 3BH) in the last 12 months was 255.7 per 1,000 residents and was 142.4% higher than the Rhyl East average (105.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 280.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 85.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 136.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medea Drive (LL18 3BH), the main crime hotspot is near Weston Court. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Medea Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Islwyn Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Medea Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medea Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rees Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rees Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rees Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rees Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knowles Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Carlisle Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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