Total Crime Rate
31.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elm Grove area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rhyl East , and the 92nd lowest crime rate of 349 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 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% lower than the Rhyl East average (112.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Elm Grove (LL18 3PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maes Emlyn, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Princess Elizabeth Avenue (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grosvenor Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marine Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Burns Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Maes Emlyn | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maes Emlyn | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maes Emlyn | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maes Emlyn | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maes Emlyn | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maes Emlyn | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maes Emlyn | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Maes Emlyn | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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