Total Crime Rate
163.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Penisa area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Dyserth , and the 60th 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 Penisa (LL18 6BW) in the last 12 months was 163.0 per 1,000 residents and was 143.7% higher than the Dyserth average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 96.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Penisa (LL18 6BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dyserth Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maes-Y-Llys (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dyserth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maes-Y-Llys | Under investigation |
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