Total Crime Rate

397.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

147.7 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 397.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 147.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 68.2 8/10
  • Other theft 41.7 10/10
  • Drugs 22.7 10/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Castle Street area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Edeirnion , and the 12th 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 Castle Street (LL20 8RT) in the last 12 months was 397.7 per 1,000 residents and was 565.2% higher than the Edeirnion average (59.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -21.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 147.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (LL20 8RT), the main crime hotspot is near Chapel Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Oak Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heol Y Castell —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fron Castell Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dee Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wharf Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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