Total Crime Rate

122.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Prestatyn Central , and the 84th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Denbighshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (LL19 9AP) in the last 12 months was 122.1 per 1,000 residents and was 10.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (LL19 9AP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 103 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lon Alwen Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B5120
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences 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 Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Walks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maes Glas Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parc Cemlyn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parc Cemlyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cassandra Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parc Cemlyn
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parc Cemlyn
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caradoc Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Morley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Morley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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