Crime Rates at Gwelfryn, Prestatyn, LL19 7SA

Gwelfryn 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 Gwelfryn (LL19 7SA) 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 Gwelfryn (LL19 7SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windermere Drive, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glan Mor (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.