Postcode district · Ruthin
Crime in LL15
How much crime is recorded in LL15, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Denbighshire
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 15,760 (2024)
LL15Postcode district · Ruthin
How safe is LL15
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 21.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in LL15, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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).
LL15National
Violence and sexual offences18.623.6
Anti-social behaviour7.810.7
Burglary4.99.1
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.54.5
Public order2.04.6
Shoplifting1.58.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.72.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.