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Crime in LL18 2

How much crime is recorded in LL18 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Denbighshire
Region
Wales
Population
14,740 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LL18 2

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 45.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in LL18 2, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
45.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
90
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

LL18 2National
Violence and sexual offences41.823.6
Anti-social behaviour15.010.7
Shoplifting7.08.4
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Public order5.64.6
Burglary5.59.1
Other theft4.34.5
Drugs2.62.4
Other crime2.01.5
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 31% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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