Total Crime Rate

49.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Elm Grove area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rhyl East , and the 142nd lowest crime rate of 353 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 Elm Grove (LL18 3PD) in the last 12 months was 49.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Grove (LL18 3PD), the main crime hotspot is near Maes Emlyn. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Medea Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rees Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medea Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Elizabeth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maes Emlyn —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maes Emlyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Maes Emlyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Maes Emlyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Elizabeth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Princess Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rees Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rees Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rees Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Islwyn Avenue —

Data Sources

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