Total Crime Rate

122.1 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.9 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Walks 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 Church Walks (LL19 9BY) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Church Walks (LL19 9BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 70 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.

Crime Over Time in Church Walks area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parc Cemlyn β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A547 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maes Glas Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensway β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parc Cemlyn Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Walks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parc Cemlyn Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parc Cemlyn β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eden Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A547 β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A547 β€”
Apr 2026Public order A547 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Grove β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B5120 β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stryd Fawr β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hendre Court β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Apr 2026Shoplifting A547 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendre Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cassandra Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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