Total Crime Rate

103.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 103.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gordon Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Prestatyn Central , and the 107th highest crime rate of 349 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 Gordon Avenue (LL19 8RU) in the last 12 months was 103.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 73.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Avenue (LL19 8RU), the main crime hotspot is near South Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Gordon Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Melyd Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peters Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melyd Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meliden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maes Tegid Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davids Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dawson Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Davids Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princes Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fforddisa Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Fforddisa Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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