Total Crime Rate
595.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
194.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High 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 9BN) 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 9BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B5120 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Walks | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cwrt Dowell | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cwrt Dowell | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parc Cemlyn | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parc Cemlyn | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ash Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parc Cemlyn | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stryd Fawr | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stryd Fawr | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maes Glas | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parc Cemlyn | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kings' Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A547 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A547 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | A547 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A547 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stryd Fawr | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A547 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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