Total Crime Rate

1231.1 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 1231.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 440.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 259.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 245.5 10/10
  • Other theft 79.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 75.8 10/10
  • Public order 75.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.2 9/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • 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

Aber Road area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Prestatyn Central , and the 2nd 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 Aber Road (LL19 7HL) in the last 12 months was 1231.1 per 1,000 residents and was 950.3% higher than the Prestatyn Central average (117.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 122 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 97 (≈ 350.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 201.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aber Road (LL19 7HL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aber Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caradoc Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lon Eirlys —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aber Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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