Crime Rates at Dawson Drive, Prestatyn, LL19 8SY

Dawson Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Prestatyn Central , and the 47th highest crime rate of 353 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 Dawson Drive (LL19 8SY) in the last 12 months was 188.5 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% higher than the Prestatyn Central average (117.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 118.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 141.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dawson Drive (LL19 8SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Victoria Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dawson Court (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.