Total Crime Rate

392.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

248.8 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 392.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 248.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 224.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.5 10/10
  • Burglary 19.1 10/10
  • Other theft 19.1 9/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Other crime 14.4 10/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Brighton Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rhyl East , and the 13th 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 Brighton Road (LL18 3EY) in the last 12 months was 392.3 per 1,000 residents and was 247.6% 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 248.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Road (LL18 3EY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 201 crimes here, including 122 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Brighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/91)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brighton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stryd Bodfor Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stryd Bodfor Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Helens Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kinard Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Helens Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Helens Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Helens Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Helens Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morlan Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Bodfor —
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Helens Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morlan Park —
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Helens Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ernest Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helens Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helens Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helens Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glanglasfor —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Bodfor —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Bodfor —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glanglasfor Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Brighton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boughton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thorpe Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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