Total Crime Rate

155.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 155.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 106.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gas Works Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Prestatyn Central , and the 59th 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 Gas Works Lane (LL19 7SE) in the last 12 months was 155.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.9% higher than the Prestatyn Central average (110.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 106.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gas Works Lane (LL19 7SE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Gas Works Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd Fawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd Fawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kings' Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lon Alwen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lon Alwen Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Dowell Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B5120 —
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Morley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Morley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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