Total Crime Rate
595.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
194.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Maes Y Groes 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 Maes Y Groes (LL19 9DA) 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 Maes Y Groes (LL19 9DA), 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 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A547 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Walks | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kings' Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ash Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B5120 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lon Alwen | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cassandra Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stryd Fawr | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maes Tegid | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A547 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A547 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | A547 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eden Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | A547 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stryd Fawr | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lon Alwen | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cwrt Dowell | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cwrt Dowell | Under investigation |
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