Postcode sector · Ruthin
Crime in LL15 9
How much crime is recorded in LL15 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Denbighshire
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 4,284 (2024)
How safe is LL15 9
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in LL15 9, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
LL15 9National
Violence and sexual offences29.223.6
Anti-social behaviour14.810.7
Burglary8.29.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Public order3.64.6
Other theft3.34.5
Shoplifting3.28.4
Drugs1.42.4
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 36% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.