Total Crime Rate

99.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lilac Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Rhyl South , and the 112th highest crime rate of 349 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 Lilac Avenue (LL18 4JN) in the last 12 months was 99.6 per 1,000 residents and was 92.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilac Avenue (LL18 4JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cedar Avenue, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Llys Delyn (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lilac Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Delyn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alder Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Tynewydd Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Delyn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plas Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Llys Delyn Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merllyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plas Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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