Total Crime Rate

892.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

354.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 892.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 354.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 287.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 179.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 174.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.8 10/10
  • Public order 53.8 10/10
  • Other theft 38.1 10/10
  • Drugs 35.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.7 10/10
  • Other crime 15.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 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

Russell Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rhyl East , and the 4th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Denbighshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Russell Road (LL18 3DE) in the last 12 months was 892.4 per 1,000 residents and was 690.6% higher than the Rhyl East average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 128 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 158 (≈ 354.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Road (LL18 3DE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 194 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Russell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boughton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Fairfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helens Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helens Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helens Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Helens Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Helens Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Helens Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Helens Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olinda Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Helens Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Helens Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Helens Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Stryd Bodfor Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Bodfor —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glanglasfor —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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