Postcode district · Rhyl
Crime in LL18
How much crime is recorded in LL18, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Denbighshire
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 48,574 (2024)
LL18Postcode district · Rhyl
How safe is LL18
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 49.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in LL18, 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
49.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
102
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).
LL18National
Violence and sexual offences45.223.6
Anti-social behaviour17.610.7
Shoplifting8.98.4
Burglary7.99.1
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Public order7.34.6
Other theft5.24.5
Drugs4.22.4
Other crime1.91.5
Bicycle theft1.61.0
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Theft from the person1.12.1
Robbery0.81.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% 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.