Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 58.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 11.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Pen Y Maes area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Dyserth , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 349 local areas in Denbighshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pen Y Maes (LL19 8PY) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% higher than the Dyserth average (57.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pen Y Maes (LL19 8PY), the main crime hotspot is near Ffordd Talargoch. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Pen Y Maes area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Ffordd Talargoch Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Talargoch Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ffordd Bryn Melyd Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ffordd Bryn Melyd Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brynllys East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ffordd Bryn Melyd Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Tan-Y-Maes Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Isfryn Road East —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glasfryn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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