Total Crime Rate
33.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ffordd Idwal area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Prestatyn North , and the 95th lowest crime rate of 349 local areas in Denbighshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ffordd Idwal (LL19 7PH) in the last 12 months was 33.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.4% lower than the Prestatyn North average (74.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ffordd Idwal (LL19 7PH), the main crime hotspot is near Rhodfa Padarn. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 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 | Llys Vyrnwy | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rhodfa Cowlyd | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Penley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhodfa Padarn | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glandwr | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glandwr | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ffordd Idwal | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Llys Vyrnwy | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Llys Aled | — |
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