Crime Rates at Merllyn Road, Rhyl, LL18 4HF

Merllyn Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Rhyl South , and the 90th 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 Merllyn Road (LL18 4HF) in the last 12 months was 113.3 per 1,000 residents and was 118.8% higher than the Rhyl South average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 98.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merllyn Road (LL18 4HF), the main crime hotspot is near Trellewelyn Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.