Total Crime Rate

123.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 123.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

White Lion Square area has the 7th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Edeirnion , and the 85th highest crime rate of 353 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 White Lion Square (LL20 8SG) in the last 12 months was 123.1 per 1,000 residents and was 122.7% higher than the Edeirnion average (55.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 84.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 227.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around White Lion Square (LL20 8SG), the main crime hotspot is near Oak Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in White Lion Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Drugs Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dee Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharf Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharf Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wharf Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wern Road —
Sep 2025Other theft A539 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trem Y Castell Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oak Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Oak Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Chapel Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Heol Y Castell Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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