Total Crime Rate

293.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 293.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 170.9 10/10
  • Public order 28.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Sherwood Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rhyl East , and the 21st highest crime rate of 353 local areas in Denbighshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sherwood Avenue (LL18 3YN) in the last 12 months was 293.5 per 1,000 residents and was 178.2% higher 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 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 71 (≈ 202.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Avenue (LL18 3YN), the main crime hotspot is near Sherwood Avenue. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sherwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sherwood Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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