Postcode district · Denbigh
Crime in LL16
How much crime is recorded in LL16, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Denbighshire
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 22,964 (2024)
LL16Postcode district · Denbigh
How safe is LL16
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in LL16, 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
24.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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).
LL16National
Violence and sexual offences21.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Burglary4.89.1
Shoplifting3.58.4
Public order3.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft2.94.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.