Total Crime Rate

595.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

194.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 595.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 202.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 194.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 140.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 103.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.6 10/10
  • Public order 49.6 10/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 2nd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Prestatyn Central , and the 6th 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 High Street (LL19 9BD) in the last 12 months was 595.0 per 1,000 residents and was 438.4% higher than the Prestatyn Central average (110.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 17.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 194.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (LL19 9BD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 100 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Dowell Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Morley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Morley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caradoc Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B5120
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lon Alwen Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lon Alwen Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kings' Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd Fawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stryd Fawr Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Walks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cwrt Dowell Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Fawr

Data Sources

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