Total Crime Rate

114.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· 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 39 local areas in Prestatyn Central , and the 93rd 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 High Street (LL19 9AS) in the last 12 months was 114.5 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (LL19 9AS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 136 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Sycamore Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maes-Y-Groes Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lon Eirlys β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryneithin Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stryd Fawr β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Stryd Fawr Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maes-Y-Groes Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ash Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cassandra Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cassandra Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cassandra Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cassandra Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Glyn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clwyd Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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