Total Crime Rate

63.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 63.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 47.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.5 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Prestatyn Central , and the 172nd lowest crime rate of 349 local areas in Denbighshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (LL19 9RD) in the last 12 months was 63.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (LL19 9RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A547, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meliden Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A547 —
Apr 2026Shoplifting A547 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meliden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A547 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A547 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A547 —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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