Total Crime Rate

299.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

185.2 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 299.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 185.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 153.9 10/10
  • Other theft 34.2 10/10
  • Public order 28.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.8 9/10
  • Burglary 17.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sherwood Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Rhyl East , and the 25th highest crime rate of 349 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 299.2 per 1,000 residents and was 165.0% 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 54 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 185.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sherwood Avenue (LL18 3YN), the main crime hotspot is near Sherwood Avenue. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sherwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Sherwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sherwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sherwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Griffiths Court Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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