Total Crime Rate

295.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 295.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 168.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.4 10/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Maes Famau area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Rhyl South , and the 20th highest crime rate of 353 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 Maes Famau (LL18 4SJ) in the last 12 months was 295.5 per 1,000 residents and was 401.6% higher than the Rhyl South average (58.9 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 182.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maes Famau (LL18 4SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maes Maenefa, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maes Isaf (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maes Famau area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bro Deg Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llys Walsh Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maes Maenefa Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maes Menlli Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Maes Famau Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maes Maenefa —
Sep 2025Public order Cambrian Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Maes Bryn Melyd Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rhodfa Maen Gwyn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bro Deg —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maes Bryn Melyd Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Glyn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glyn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llys Walsh Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Llys Walsh Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glyn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glyn Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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