Crime Rates at Boughton Avenue, Rhyl, LL18 3EW

Boughton Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rhyl East , and the 117th highest crime rate of 353 local areas in Denbighshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boughton Avenue (LL18 3EW) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% lower than the Rhyl East average (105.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boughton Avenue (LL18 3EW), the main crime hotspot is near Thorpe Street. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.