Total Crime Rate

315.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 315.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 168.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 65.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.4 10/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sandy Lane area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Prestatyn North , and the 19th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Denbighshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandy Lane (LL19 7AX) in the last 12 months was 315.6 per 1,000 residents and was 324.8% higher than the Prestatyn North average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandy Lane (LL19 7AX), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Road. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sandy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queens Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queens Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queens Court —
Apr 2026Burglary Glan Mor Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bastion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bastion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Norton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sea Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sea Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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