Total Crime Rate

165.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 165.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.0 5/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Clifton Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Rhyl South West , and the 58th highest crime rate of 353 local areas in Denbighshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clifton Avenue (LL18 4AG) in the last 12 months was 165.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% lower than the Rhyl South West average (174.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 87.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Avenue (LL18 4AG), the main crime hotspot is near The Crescent. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Maes Emlyn Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princess Elizabeth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Westfield Road 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 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale View Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Princess Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
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 Clifton Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Grange Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Vale Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Y Gorlan Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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