Postcode district · St Asaph
Crime in LL17
How much crime is recorded in LL17, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Denbighshire
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 11,005 (2024)
LL17Postcode district · St Asaph
How safe is LL17
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 20.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in LL17, 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
20.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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).
LL17National
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Burglary3.79.1
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Public order2.94.6
Other theft2.54.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Drugs1.52.4
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.