Total Crime Rate
221.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
168.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Glyn Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Rhyl South , and the 36th 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 Glyn Avenue (LL18 4LS) in the last 12 months was 221.9 per 1,000 residents and was 328.5% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 168.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glyn Avenue (LL18 4LS), the main crime hotspot is near Foel View Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trellewelyn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trellewelyn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Trellewelyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Trellewelyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Trellewelyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trellewelyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trellewelyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howell Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Washington Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Handsworth Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Llewelyn Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Llewelyn Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foel View Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foel View Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Foel View Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thornley Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thornley Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glyn Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trellewelyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pendre Avenue | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Handsworth Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bro Deg | Local resolution |
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